Real Madrid continue scintillating form in UEFA Champions League with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ronaldo-c31734 on form
Spanish giants, Real Madrid eased to a 2-0 victory over Olympique Lyon at Stade de Gerland. Portuguese ace, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Cristiano-Ronaldo-c9629, scored both goals in either half to secure qualification into the knockout rounds with two matches two spare.
The former Manchester United attacker was in good spirits on the night, troubling Lyon with his lively performance throughout the match. He opened the scoring with a brilliantly taken free-kick as the clock ticked 24 minutes.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Xabi-Alonso-c37045 all stood on the ball to take the ensuing shot on goal.
It was Ronaldo who eventually raced before his friends and hit the ball ferociously into the net. With a very small back lift, the shot raced into the keeper’s right hand side to give the Copa Del Rey winners an early lead.
Real continued to pester the hosts with their attacking pedigree but failed to get past http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Hugo-Lloris-c16408. The French international put on a goalkeeping clinic in front of home fans as he kept the galactic superstars Madrid at bay.
However, Real finally put the match to rest in the second half with 21 minutes left of normal play. Ronaldo tucked away a simple penalty after being brought down in front of goal moments earlier.
Los Blancos stand on top of Group D with 12 points from 4 matches. They are trailed by Ajax on 7 and Olympique Lyon on 4 points respectively.
Jose Mourinho’s men need a single point from their next two matches to ensure 1st place qualification from the group.
After 4 fixtures, Real are the only club yet to concede a goal in the competition. They also have a tidy average of 2.5 goals per match, scoring 10 in 4 games.
Interestingly, Dinamo Zagreb have not scored against any of their opposition in the group stages and have conceded 9 thus far.
The Spanish club will host Dinamo Zagreb in their next Champions League fixture on November 23, before travelling to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Netherlands-c753 to take on the challenge of Ajax in December.
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