The Brazilian international gave a solid performance against CSKA with the Portuguese tactician stating that his efforts on the training ground are being rewarded.
A solid second-leg outing by the Whites ensured that Real Madrid progress to UEFA Champions League quarter-finals with ease. Los Blancos’ attacking trident of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Cristiano-Ronaldo-c9629, Karim Benzema and Gonzalo Higuain were well augmented by the likes of Mesut
Ozil and Kaka.
Higuain opened the scoring with an easy tap-in from six yards out, thanks to an excellent hooked ball by Kaka. After the interval, Cristiano Ronaldo scored a well-timed brace while http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Karim-Benzema-c20350 added another to rule out Zoran Tosic’s 77thminute
strike.
With Los Blancos giving a good account of their abilities, it was the Brazilian playmaker who was showered with praise by Jose Mourinho.
Kaka was the Man of the Match on the night, the righteous reward for his enterprising display that saw him in the build-up of numerous Madrid attacks, as well as providing the final ball for Higuain’s goal.
The Special One was awestruck by the magical performance of the 56 million Pound signing, stating that he was pleased with the hard work put in by the former Sao http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Paulo-c29431 man.
"He had a spectacular match," Mourinho said while talking to reporters in the post-match press conference. "He had his best games at AC Milan, but he has never worked harder than now.”
"He does fantastic work for the team and it is normal that he does not have enough strength in his legs after 75 minutes.”
"We created our best chances in the first half."
In the wake of the victory, Real Madrid make their entry among the last eight teams standing in the elite European club competition, a feat they have repeated only twice in the last eight years.
The Spanish giants can possibly land the likes of AC Milan, APOEL Nicosia, Benfica, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Olympique-de-Marseille-c40127 in the quarter-finals of the competition.
Draws for the last two stages will be made on Friday, March 16th as the UEFA Europa League Round of 32 also reaches its end.
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