Real Madrid qualified for the last 16 of the Champions League thanks to a 2-1 victory against 10-man Sporting on Tuesday evening. On Cristiano Ronaldos return to his former club, Raphael Varane gave Zinedine Zidanes side the lead in the 29th minute and Sportings task became even harder when full-back Joao Pereira was sent off after appearing to strike Mateo Kovacic in the stomach.However, Jorge Jesus side got back in it thanks to Andrien Silvas 79th-minute penalty after Fabio Coentrao handled in the area. Sporting had their tails up after the equaliser with on-loan Arsenal star Joel Campbell providing the threat for the hosts, but Real, who lost Gareth Bale to injury in the second-half, grabbed the winner through Karim Benzema three minutes from time to book their place in the knockout stages and eliminate the hosts. Gareth Bale went off injured for Real Reals next fixture in Group F is against Borussia Dortmund, who beat Legia Warsaw 8-4 in the highest scoring Champions League of all time, and the winner will finish top for the group. Sporting take on Legia Warsaw with a place in the Europa League on the line.Knowing only a win would keep alive their chances of qualifying for the last 16, Sporting made a fast start with Silva almost getting away from Sergio Ramos in the third minute, but the Spaniard made an excellent tackle just as he was about to get a shot away.Ronaldo, keen to put on a show at his former club, had an early sight of goal but his weak effort was easily saved by Rui Patricio before Bale almost released the Portugal international with a diagonal through ball. Cristiano Ronaldo failed to score on his return to Sporting Real were starting to find their rhythm and Bale again was causing the hosts problems but his cross was turned behind by Ruben Semedo with Ronaldo poised at the far post.At the other end, Gelson Martins almost picked out Bas Dost at the far post but the Dutch striker could not get a toe to his team-mates inviting cross.The deadlock was eventually broken in the 29th minute and Ronaldo was involved not once, but twice.The former Sporting star drew a foul from Semedo before poking the resultant free-kick into the path of Varane, who beat the offside trap to finish powerfully. Raphael Varane (right) celebrates opening the scoring Despite ferocious appeals from the home side, the goal stood and they could have been level three minutes later when Bruno Cesars shot was headed away from goal by Ramos.Cesar went close again just before the break after Marcelo brought down Gelson Martins just outside the penalty area. The midfielders sweetly struck free-kick had Keylor Navas scrambling but the ball flashed wide of the near post to leave Real leading at the break.In the 58th minute, having earlier needed treatment on what looked like an ankle problem, Bale was replaced by Marco Asensio. Bale gets treatment on an ankle injury Sporting were reduced to 10 men in the 64th minute following the dismissal of Pereira when the defender appeared to punch Kovacic in the stomach as the duo squared up on the far touchline, leaving Scottish referee Willie Collum little option but to show a red card.The Portuguese side, though, were gifted a way back into the match with 11 minutes left.Real substitute Fabio Coentrao was punished for a handball just inside the box - the defender appearing to still be appealing for the same offence against Joel Campbell - and Silva made no mistake from the penalty spot. 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This season theyre being told to crack down on the kind of hits to the groin area that resulted in Draymond Greens suspension during the NBA Finals, and also asked to keep a better eye on traveling.Perhaps soon there could be a fourth referee to make it easier. Someday, maybe even six.For now theres just three in a game, so the refs spent a good portion of this week watching video of calls, some correct and others that werent, in hopes of getting better.Theres always a why and a how. Why did we miss it and how can we get it, said Bob Delaney, the NBAs vice president of referee operations and director of officials. But its the why and the how also of what we do positive. Why do we get it right? Reinforce to yourself how you got it right so that youre getting it right again.The lessons in preseason camp were about more than when to blow the whistle. Delaney stresses communication, leadership, ethics and mental conditioning, bringing in guest speakers and having the crew participate in team-building games.The longtime referee relies on values he learned as a New Jersey State Trooper when working with the officials.I had an old sergeant that said to me, `You have to remember, just because you have authority, doesnt mean it has to be hurtful and demeaning. You will realize you are a professional trooper when you give out a ticket or you arrest someone and they say thank you, Delaney said.Agaiin, we dont equate whats taking place, but we see whats going on in our country today and these are the same kinds of things.ddddddddddddSo we need to model what a positive, good authority figure should be.Referees were told by coaches they came off as arrogant when they gave warnings, Delaney said, so theyve come up with words they can use to make for more positive interaction. Officials will try to avoid penalizing a player for cursing, as long as hes not cursing at someone.But they will toughen up in some areas, particularly if Green continues his habit of flailing his arms or legs after making contact with opponents in the groin area, as Golden States All-Star forward did a few times in the postseason.We told the referees the other night, you have to address it, said Joe Borgia, the NBA senior vice president of replay and referee operations.The league tested a game with four referees in the Utah summer league, and will do so a few more times in the NBA Development League. Delaney and other referee operations managers believe a better solution might be six officials, though he stressed its just in the research stage and not being discussed with the referee staff.Were constantly thinking of how can this be implemented, and then we put it on a back burner and get back to work with what we are doing and reinforcing it to them, he said.---Follow Brian Mahoney on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/Briancmahoney Wholesale Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys cheap jerseys Cheap Jersyes Cheap Basketball Jerseys Cheap NHL Jerseys cheap jerseys Cheap Jerseys Cheap Jerseys Cheap Jerseys From China Cheap NFL Jerseys ' ' '