Real Madrid through to semis of Champions league

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Cristiano Ronaldo scored for Real Madrid.The Whites go through to the Champions League semifinals with 5-0 win on aggregate


Real Madrid are through to the Champions League semifinals after eliminating Tottenham Hotspur 5-0 on aggregate. The Whites leave London with a 0-1 victory in their hands. Unfortunately for Mourinho, who today coached his 500th match, Carvalho will sit out the first leg of the semifinals against Barcelona after being booked in the first half.

With the exception of Di Maria, Mourinho didn’t rest anyone for Saturday’s Clasico. Marcelo took position in the midfield and Madrid came out unwilling to forfeit ground to a motivated Spurs side.
Madrid controlled the ball in the midfield as Spurs attempted to exploit the left flank, where Bale failed to find a teammate on two quick advances on goal. Although the English side favored the left, it was from the right that Lennon found a lane and put in a perfect cross that Pavlyuchenko sent over the crossbar. Twenty-six minutes had ticked off the clock and it was Tottenham’s only decent chance. The Xabi Alonso-Khedira-Ozil trio instilled order and pace to the match as the Whites milked the clock.

Once in the second half, Cristiano Ronaldo received the ball 25 meters out and fired a rocket towards goal but straight at the keeper. Gomes’ hands buckled upon impact and the ball’s momentum carried it into the net. There was nothing more Tottenham could do.

With a spot in the semifinals all wrapped up, the match came down to who would walk away victorious. Tottenham continued applying pressure and Pavlyuchenko could have netted the equalizer but his header sailed high. Granero stepped in for Ramos on 58’ and Kaka replaced Cristiano eight minutes later. The Brazilian came close to putting Real’s second on the board but Gomes cleared to corner. Recovered from injury, Benzema came in for Xabi Alonso with 14 minutes left in regulation. The Champions League returns to the Bernabeu on Wednesday 27 April when Real Madrid host Barcelona in the first leg of the semifinals, but first the two meet this weekend in the league.

Lineups

Tottenham Hotspur
Gomes
Corluka
Gallas
Dawson
Assou-Ekotto
Van der Vaart
Bale
Pavlyuchenko
Huddlestone
Sandro 72'
Modric
Kranjcar 84'
Lennon
Defoe 62'
Real Madrid
Casillas
Albiol
Ricardo Carvalho
Arbeloa
Marcelo
Sergio Ramos
Granero 58'
Khedira
Özil
Xabi Alonso
Benzema 76'
Adebayor
Cristiano Ronaldo Goal 51'
Kaká 66'

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