MADRID // Sergio Ramos and Ruud van Nistelrooy were on target to lead Real Madrid to a 2-0 win over 10-man BATE Borisov in Group H of the Champions League.
Ramos scored in the 11th minute from a Guti pass before the prolific Dutch striker van Nistelrooy scored his 54th goal in 69 Champions League games just before the hour-mark.
The Belarusians' task was made nearly impossible in the 63rd minute when defender Anri Khagush was sent off for a second bookable offence.
Madrid, who have won the European Cup a record nine-times, did not allow BATE a shot on goal in the second half and the only wonder is how the score was kept to two after Los Galacticos had no fewer than 27 attempts on goal.
The BATE goalkeeper Sergei Veremko must take some of the credit for that after he stopped substitute Gonzalo Higuain and Rafael van der Vaart from close range.
The Spanish champions pick up their first points of this season's Group H Champions League campaign Madrid alongside the Italian's Juventus, who beat Zenit St Petersburg 1-0 in the other Group H game.
Group E
Celtic 0 AaB Aalborg 0
Man Utd 0 Villarreal 0
Group F
Lyon 2 Fiorentina 2
Steaua Bucharest 0 Bayern Munich 1
Group G
Dynamo Kiev 1 Arsenal 1
Porto 3 Fenerbahce 1
Group H
Juventus 1 Zenit St Petersburg 0
Real Madrid 2 BATE Borisov 0
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Saturday
Fiorentina v Torino (8pm)
Hellas Verona v Roma (10.45pm)
Sunday
Parma v Napoli (2.30pm)
Genoa v Crotone (5pm)
Sassuolo v Cagliari (8pm)
Juventus v Sampdoria (10.45pm)
Monday
AC Milan v Bologna (10.45om)
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Benevento v Inter Milan (8pm)
Udinese v Spezia (8pm)
Lazio v Atalanta (10.45pm)
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Key figures in the life of the fort
Sheikh Dhiyab bin Isa (ruled 1761-1793) Built Qasr Al Hosn as a watchtower to guard over the only freshwater well on Abu Dhabi island.
Sheikh Shakhbut bin Dhiyab (ruled 1793-1816) Expanded the tower into a small fort and transferred his ruling place of residence from Liwa Oasis to the fort on the island.
Sheikh Tahnoon bin Shakhbut (ruled 1818-1833) Expanded Qasr Al Hosn further as Abu Dhabi grew from a small village of palm huts to a town of more than 5,000 inhabitants.
Sheikh Khalifa bin Shakhbut (ruled 1833-1845) Repaired and fortified the fort.
Sheikh Saeed bin Tahnoon (ruled 1845-1855) Turned Qasr Al Hosn into a strong two-storied structure.
Sheikh Zayed bin Khalifa (ruled 1855-1909) Expanded Qasr Al Hosn further to reflect the emirate's increasing prominence.
Sheikh Shakhbut bin Sultan (ruled 1928-1966) Renovated and enlarged Qasr Al Hosn, adding a decorative arch and two new villas.
Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan (ruled 1966-2004) Moved the royal residence to Al Manhal palace and kept his diwan at Qasr Al Hosn.
Sources: Jayanti Maitra, www.adach.ae
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