Champions League: Real Madrid Beat Inter Milan To Confirm Top Spot

Toni Kroos and Marco Asensio scored as Real Madrid beat Inter Milan 2-0 at the Bernabeu on Tuesday to finish top spot in Champions League group D.

Kroos put Madrid ahead in the first half with a fizzing left-footed strike and substitute Asensio added a second late on -- after Inter's Nicolo Barella had been sent off -- to make it five wins out of six in Europe so far this season.

Carlo Ancelotti's side end the group stage on 15 points, five ahead of second-placed Inter, with both in the draw for the round of 16 on Monday.

"We did well in this first phase of the competition," Ancelotti said. "Now we have to focus on LaLiga and in February we'll see what we can do in this competition.

"Inter needed to win. We scored early. It's normal that they had more possession. We were well-positioned at the back. The other team having possession isn't a big problem. You don't win games with possession, you win by scoring goals."

Madrid kicked off knowing a draw would be enough to top the group. They faced Simone Inzaghi's in-form Inter who hadn't lost since October -- and were returning for the first time to the venue of their 2010 Champions League final win over Bayern Munich.

The first chance of the match with just two minutes played fell to Vinicius Junior. The Brazil winger shot wide after Luka Modric found him in space on the left.

Inter threatened after that, midfielder Marcelo Brozovic went close twice from distance before Dani Carvajal blocked a goalbound shot from Ivan Perisic.

Kroos opened the scoring in the 17th minute with his second Champions League goal of the season, firing past Samir Handanovic from outside the box, before Inter looked to respond, Lautaro Martinez and Perisic both shooting over the bar.

Asensio scored the second in the 79th minute, curling in off the woodwork from just inside the box, to secure the three points.