http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Luka-Modric-c22857 was at the heart of ticking things in the midfield and Callejon’s finishing capped a great Los Blancos performance, guiding them to a 4-1 win over Ajax.
The last match of the group stages of the Champions League saw Spanish giants, Real Madrid, host Dutch side Ajax at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Real Madrid had already sealed their progression to the last 16 of the tournament as number 2 in the group, behind group toppers, Borussia Dortmund.
However, Ajax had some work at their hands, were they to ensure their progression to the Europa League, ahead of English giants, Manchester City.
Jose Mourinho fielded up a strong looking Madrid side on the night and the game started well for the Spanish champions.
Luka Modric shone in particular, as he had a night to remember. The Croatian’s passing and vision directly gave Madrid two goals as he set up the momentum for Ronaldo’s opener and created Callejon’s goal with a sublime assist.
Ronaldo broke the deadlock in the 13th minute as Modric spotted the run of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Karim-Benzema-c20350. The Frenchman took his time to control the ball and found an on-rushing Ronaldo with a square pass. The Portuguese seldom misses such opportunities and slammed
in a confident finish from the inside of the box.
Madrid then doubled their advantage in the 28th minute, Modric again at the heart of things. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Siem-de-Jong-c33482 was powered of the ball by the little Croatian and he picked up a magnificent pass to set up Jose Callejon. The forward controlled well and
slotted the ball calmly past Vermeer to send Los Blancos 2-0 up on the night.
Ajax seldom threatened the home side’s defence and just 5 minutes after the break, Kaka showed his class. The Brazilian received a pass from Ronaldo and after dribbling a several yards, beat Vermeer from 20 yards out, with a well placed left footed strike.
Ajax pulled one back when some sloppy goalkeeping from Adan gifted the Dutch a rare goal in the 59th
minute.
However some good work by Morata down the right flank paid off when his perfect cross found Callejon. The young striker did not make any mistake and completed his brace after dispatching a fine header.
The final score line read 4-1 to Madrid, with Ajax managing to get in to the Europa League, at the expense of Manchester City.
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