Real Madrid vs. Ajax – UEFA Champions League Match Review (Part 3)
Mesut Ozil started the move from the centre of the pitch and passed the ball onto http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Cristiano-Ronaldo-c9629. The Portuguese captain gave a one touch pass to Kaka.
The Brazilian star found Ozil again and the German midfielder gave a one touch pass to Karim Benzema. The beautiful ended when Benzema passed the ball back to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ronaldo-c31734 and the Portuguese star found the back of the net.
With Madrid scoring the first goal, Ajax’s chances of pulling one back looked to be bleak.
The Dutch Champions were able to impress as the game started but they simply gave up after the 25th minute. Madrid were the dominant side for the rest of the game.
A man of the match performance by http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ricardo-c30950 Kaka was summed up during the 41st minute. The Brazilian midfielder scored the second goal to double the lead for Madrid.
Kaka found the ball right outside the box and the former Ballon d’Or winner shot the ball into the back of the net with his weaker left foot. It was a sublime finish by the Brazilian midfielder and it simply showed that he is finally getting back into full
form.
As the second half started, both the teams made the required changes to change the cause of the game.
Mesut Ozil, Ricardo Kaka and Karim Benzema were taken off by Jose Mourinho. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Hamit-Altintop-c15652, Gonzalo Higuain and Angel Di Maria were the three players who came on to replace them.
On the other hand, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Derk-Boerrigter-c10972 were the ones who were taken off by Frank De Boer.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lorenzo-Ebecilio-c22428 were the ones who replaced them.
Real Madrid did not change the way they were playing even in the second half. It was expected that Jose Mourinho might want to opt for a defensive approach during the second half but Madrid pressed with the same intensity.
During the 49th minute, another counter attack helped Real Madrid score the third and final goal of the game.
Spanish midfielder, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Karim-Benzema-c20350. The Frenchman made sure that he does not miss
from close range for the second time in the game.
Benzema tapped the ball from five yards out to find the back of the net.
The Dutch Champions were not giving up easily. De Jong, Thulani Sereo and Christian Erikson tried their luck from long range. However, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Iker-Casillas-c16815 was not troubled by any of those shots.
The best chance for Ajax came during the dying moments of the game. Vertonghen was the man who had the chance to head the ball into the goal but Casillas saved the day for Madrid as he punched the ball clear.
Madrid won the game 3-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Madrid now sit at the top of Group D with Lyon in the second position after winning their European fixture against Dinamo Zagreb.
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