There was significantly less drama in the other Champions League second-leg match on Wednesday.
Real Madrid did what was expected of them, and defeated CSKA Moscow by a score of 4-1, winning the tie 5-2 on aggregate.
The only surprising things, as far as I'm concerned, is that CSKA managed to score.
But I guess Tosic's goal was so spectacular and out of the ordinary that it can be attributed to luck rather than to Real weakness. Besides, the tie was never in serious doubt, as the evolution of the scoreline shows: 1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 3-1, 4-1.
Higuain, Ronaldo, Benzema and Ronaldo again scored for Los Merengues.
Highlights:
Real Madrid – CSKA (4:1) highlights HD /... by OMGSPORT
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Wednesday, 14 March 2012
Tuesday, 21 February 2012
Real Makes Its Own Life Hard
After its players, particularly Ronaldo, missed some few good chances to completely thrash CSKA, in Moscow, Real conceded a goal in the last 30 seconds (of injury time), thereby making the return leg harder.
Cristiano Ronaldo alone had two great chances to make it 2-0 in the second half. Although he scored the go-ahead goal, in minute 28, the Portuguese was not his usual proficient self.
Wernbloom scored the lucky equalizer, deep, deep in injury time.
Mourinho's attitude did not help, either. He tried to defend the result, in the last minutes, taking out Ozil to introduce Albiol, and his move proved far less than inspired. How can such a good coach be so silly sometimes? Why change something that works very well, just because of a theoretical security advantage. (Yeah, sure, maybe Ozil was tired, and not producing as much, but not having to worry about him allowed CSKA to attack more vigorously, didn't it?)
So, there goes Real's perfect record in the Champions League. Now, they have roughly the same record as Barcelona.
The Spanish giants still have the first chance to advance, and they could even do so with a 0-0 scoreline at the Bernabeu, in three weeks' time. And you know they just have got to produce better finishing on their own turf.
Cristiano Ronaldo alone had two great chances to make it 2-0 in the second half. Although he scored the go-ahead goal, in minute 28, the Portuguese was not his usual proficient self.
Wernbloom scored the lucky equalizer, deep, deep in injury time.
Mourinho's attitude did not help, either. He tried to defend the result, in the last minutes, taking out Ozil to introduce Albiol, and his move proved far less than inspired. How can such a good coach be so silly sometimes? Why change something that works very well, just because of a theoretical security advantage. (Yeah, sure, maybe Ozil was tired, and not producing as much, but not having to worry about him allowed CSKA to attack more vigorously, didn't it?)
So, there goes Real's perfect record in the Champions League. Now, they have roughly the same record as Barcelona.
The Spanish giants still have the first chance to advance, and they could even do so with a 0-0 scoreline at the Bernabeu, in three weeks' time. And you know they just have got to produce better finishing on their own turf.
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