Jose Mourinho happy with Real Madrid’s emphatic win over Lyon – La Liga Champions
Real Madrid strolled to a comfortable victory against French nemesis, Olympique Lyon on Tuesday night at Santiago Bernabéu. The Spanish giants overwhelmed their opponents in all departments to inch closer to Champions League knockout stage berth.
The attacking dominance of the hosts was visible throughout the match. As a result, Olympique was left to rely on counter-attacks to get anything out of the game.
Los Blancos coach praised his charges for their efforts after they dispensed off the challenge of Lyon in an empathic fashion. Their powerful display of attacking display was duly justified by the 4-0 score line.
"I liked it all [tonight]. The level of play was perfect, everything went well."
Goals from Karim Benzema, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Hugo-Lloris-c16408 own goal have virtually assured qualification to the knockout stages. With the win, Real move five points clear at the top of Group D.
Mourinho stated that they have taken the first step towards qualification; however, they cannot rest until they have achieved it. He stressed the importance of finishing at the top of the group to ease matters at the end of group stages.
"It's better to finish first than second. We're still missing three points, but it is vital we finish ahead of both Ajax and Lyon," he was quoted as saying by Marca after the match.
Mourinho also defended his decision to prefer http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Argentina-c2841 international has been enjoying a rich vein of form for club and country, scoring three hat-tricks in four matches.
"[Playing against Lyon] you have to be more technically skilled and he [Benzema] has played because we knew he was better in tight spaces. Cristiano [Ronaldo], Benzema and Ozil were our best options for a very close match."
The Portuguese coach will now turn his attention to La Liga, where his team travels to La Rosaleda, playing against Malaga.
Mourinho has stirred controversy before going into the game, stating that he would not fancy taking charge of the cashed-up team.
However, it will be a difficult encounter with the Andalusian team full of glittering stars yet to lose in front of home support.
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