Ramos delighted as Real Madrid hit top form in Dortmund

Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos said it was important to see his side recapture some of their best form in Tuesday’s Champions League win over Borussia Dortmund.

A goal from Gareth Bale and a Cristiano Ronaldo double gave the holders a 3-1 victory at Signal Iduna Park and kept them top of Group H with six points from six.

Madrid’s domestic performances have been well short of the expected standard, with three wins from their first six LaLiga games allowing Barcelona to open up a seven-point lead on the champions.

Ramos felt it was crucial to deliver a strong display against the Bundesliga leaders, telling Atresmedia: “After everything that had been talked about, we had to continue with our football, which is what will put us on track for the achievements we want.

“Football is like that; there’s a new game every three days. We were eager to recapture the best Madrid, a Madrid with a lot of personality, and we’ve got our morale pretty high after a good game.

“Even though it’s just the group stage, it’s important to play a great game.”

When you strike the ball on the volley perfectly.

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— Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadriden) September 26, 2017

Bale opened the scoring with a sublime volley, before Ronaldo scored either side of a Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang strike to mark his 400th Madrid appearance with his 410th and 411th goals for the club.

Ramos is delighted to see the top two find some confidence in attack but was eager to praise the efforts of the entire team.

“It was a game where, regardless of those goals, which are really important, you have to highlight the collective work,” he said. “They are dangerous on the break and we were able to control that.

“I’m happy for Bale and Cristiano, who have rediscovered their goalscoring touch, and we’ve benefited from that.”

What a night in Dortmund!

WHAT. A. NIGHT!#RMUCL pic.twitter.com/VIX72uCbrS

— Real Madrid C.F.