Real's football still lacked fluidity to the obvious discontent of the fans in the stands.

That changed after 22 minutes when Higuain opened the scoring, firing home from inside of the penalty area after collecting a pass from Kaka.

Marcelo hit the woodwork before the break with a volley after Madrid had taken a corner, but it was still clear that the game was crying out for a bit of Ronaldo magic.

As the second half began it was clear that most attention was on the Madrid dugout, rather than the action on the pitch, which became increasingly untidy as Pellegrini' s side got increasingly untidy.

Shots on goal were few and far between, but Ronaldo's entry into the game with 20 minutes remaining brought the crowd to life, if not the game.

He looked keen to join the action, but on a couple of occasions seemed to lack the confidence to risk his ankle.

Rafael Van der Vaart should have scored a second with a minute remaining, while Ronaldo himself fired wide in the 91st minute.

Two minutes later Zurich won its first corner of the night. It came to nothing, but was enough to ensure that once again the Real Madrid players were booed off the pitch.

Real Madrid's Gonzalo Higuain celebrates his goal during the Champions League soccer match against FC Zurich, Nov. 25, 2009. Real Madrid won the match 1-0

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