The Portuguese tactician guided his side to a 5-2 win over Russian Premier League side, CSKA Moscow, thanks to an emphatic performance at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Real Madrid’s attacking trident of Gonzalo Higuain, Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema shone were brilliant on the night, as they put CSKA Moscow defence to the sword.
The Argentine hitman was the solitary scorer in the first-half and saw his performance augmented well by his teammates after the interval.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Karim-Benzema-c20350 strike sandwiched in between. Zoran Tosic scored the only goal of the match for the Army Men.
Real Madrid tactician, Jose Mourinho, was ecstatic with the win that ensured progress to UEFA Champions League quarter-finals and did not shy away from hiding his joy in the post-match press conference.
The Portuguese tactician praised CSKA Moscow for their hearted display but believes Madrid deserved to win the match as they controlled the proceedings throughout.
He pointed towards the statistics of lost ball recovered and the energetic performance of Madrid players across the pitch to make his point.
Mourinho added that the match was not spectacular in its details but exhibited the Spanish side’s greater maturity as compared to the Russian counterparts.
However, the former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Inter-c39567 Milan manager was not happy with Real’s drop in intensity after the third goal and made it a point to caution against it in the upcoming games.
"Although CSKA had a good chance to score at the beginning, we controlled the match," Mourinho explained.
"As soon as we lost the ball, we put pressure on them and we controlled proceedings.
"This was not a spectacular match, but it was one of great maturity. After we were up 3-0, we stopped working at the same level."
The 31-time Spanish champions have ensured progress to the UEFA Champions League quarter-final stage for only the second time in six years.
The last edition’s semi-finalists can take on the challenge of AC Milan, APOEL Nicosia, Benfica, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Olympique-de-Marseille-c40127 in the next stage of the elite European club competition.
Draws for the quarter-finals and semi-finals will be made on Friday, March 16th.
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