PARIS (AFP) – Real Madrid cruised to a 2-0 win over AC Milan in the clash of the Champions League heavyweights on Tuesday, while English powerhouses Chelsea and Arsenal both recorded impressive victories. The match at the Santiago Bernabeu pitted together two teams with 16 European Cups between them, but Milan were no match for nine-time champions Real, who went three points clear in Group G. After a start full of intent from Jose Mourinho’s men, the damage was done in the space of one first-half minute. Cristiano Ronaldo broke the deadlock in the 13th minute with a free-kick that went straight through Milan’s defensive wall. With the visitors reeling, seconds later Ronaldo burst into the Milan box before squaring to Mesut Ozil, whose shot took a huge deflection that left goalkeeper Marco Amelia helplessly flatfooted. Andrea Pirlo came close to pulling one back for Milan but his vicious free-kick was brilliantly tipped onto the crossbar by Iker Casillas, while Real spurned a host of chances to press home their advantage. “It was a fantastic performance and I can only say congratulations to my players and hope the Real fans are happy with what they saw,” said Mourinho. In the…