While the manner of their victory was not as convincing as coach Zinedine Zidane might have wished, it was a welcome return to winning ways for Real after they had drawn their previous two games.
The European champions have a history of starting slowly in early kick-offs under Jurgen Klopp and only arose from their slumber after the Magpies took a shock lead through Jetro Willems on seven minutes.
A large crowd gathered at Newlands Rugby Stadium on Saturday to pay their final respects to the former Springbok and rugby coach.
It remains to be seen what reception the Brazilian, who tried and failed to engineer a move to Barcelona this summer, gets from the Parc des Princes crowd.
Tammy Abraham's sensational form continued as the English forward scored a hat-trick as Chelsea romped to a 5-2 win at Wolves.
The pro-China demonstrators chanted 'Support the police' and 'China, add oil' at a shopping mall, adapting a line used by anti-Hong Kong government protesters and loosely meaning: 'China, keep your strength up'.
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In a statement released on Saturday, the party said it had the right to freedom of association.
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Robert Mugabe led Zimbabwe for 37 years, from independence until he was ousted by the army in November 2017.
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Supporters, African leaders and dignitaries paid their final respects at the funeral of the late former Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe at the National Sports Stadium in Harare.
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Ramaphosa addressed mourners at the state funeral service of former President Robert Mugabe at the National Sports Stadium in the capital, Harare.
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