Real Madrid vs. Sevilla – Spanish La Liga Review (Part 2)
It was a one-sided affair as the two teams kicked off at the Santiago Bernabeu. Real Madrid had nothing to lose and with such a strong line-up, while Mourinho simply showed that he wants to win the Spanish La Liga title before the season ends.
The Portuguese manager played the finest tactics, putting the team on attack and not giving Sevilla any chance in the game.
The game was a perfect recovery from Madrid’s adventures in Europe.
The match started with Sevilla showing a little spark in the final third. However, it did not take much time for Real Madrid to pick their game up and they were able to put the foot on the gas.
It took Madrid only eight minutes to show their attacking prowess. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Cala-c8261 couldn’t time his tackle perfectly. However, the penalty was not awarded and Madrid had to rebuild
from scratch.
Real Madrid finally made a breakthrough during the 19th minute when http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ronaldo-c31734 on the left hand side of the 18 yard box. The Portuguese skipper did well to avoid his marker and took a shot on
goal which was simply unstoppable, giving Ronaldo his 43rd goal of this La Liga season.
After the goal, it was hard to make Sevilla quiet. The visitors came at Los Blancos’ defence with a frenzy of attacks, leaving Ramos and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Pepe-c29670 with plenty to deal with and Mourinho’s defence did well to avoid any mishap.
After that it was Real Madrid all over again.
During the 36th minute, Ronaldo had the chance to score a goal from an indirect free-kick. The Portuguese star drilled the shot in from only 12 yards out, but he could only find the woodwork.
With the first half being entertaining, the second definitely had a lot more to show.
Sevilla against took a great start, but Madrid were the ones doubling their lead in the 48th minute. Angel Di Maria gave a phenomenal pass to Karim Benzema, who made no mistake to find the back of the net with his toe.
It took Madrid only four more minutes to help Benzema complete his brace. Sevilla won a free-kick, but Madrid took it to their advantage as they countered and a cross from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sergio-Ramos-c33096 was well met by Benzema, who found the back of the net with an exquisite
diving header.
The rest of the game saw Sevilla defending as Madrid kept on trying their luck on goal. However, it finished 3-0 in favour of Madrid, taking them in touching distance to claiming the Spanish La Liga title after 3 years.
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