Tottenham Hotspur v Real Madrid – Second half review: UEFA Champions League
Following http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roman-Pavlyuchenko-c31639 in the 60th minute of the encounter.
Defoe’s introduction made life difficult for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Luka-Modric-c22857 and Bale on the wings and Thomas Huddlestone in the middle of the park.
Defoe’s introduction almost paid immediate dividends for the home side as he tested Iker Casillas’ reflexes in the 63rd minute of the match.
The Englishman’s shot was destined for the bottom corner of Real Madrid’s net but Casillas produced a full length acrobatic dive to tip the ball away from his goal, as the score line remained at 1-0 in favour of Los Blancos.
In the 65th minute, Jose Mourinho took off Cristiano Ronaldo and replaced the Portuguese forward with Ricardo Kaka.
In the 66th minute, Tottenham were on the back foot once more as http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/AS-Real-c38478
Madrid carried on their protests with the match officials.
In the 67th minute, Kaka almost doubled Madrid’s lead at White Hart Lane as he tested Heurelho Gomes’ reactions with a curled effort from outside the box.
The Brazilian playmaker was denied a goal thanks to his compatriot’s outstretched hand.
In the 70th minute, Harry Redknapp took off Thomas Huddlestone and replaced him with Sandro, as the Englishman looked to add more strength to his team’s midfield department. In the 74th minute, Jose Mourinho followed suit as he opted
to bring off http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Karim-Benzema-c20350.
In the 79th minute, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Gareth-Bale-c14422, as Real Madrid gathered their second booking of the night.
Nonetheless, the match ended in a win for Real Madrid in the end thanks to Ronaldo’s goal in the early stages of the second half. With a four goal advantage from the first leg and their second leg one goal win over Tottenham, Real Madrid sealed their place
in the last four teams of the UEFA Champions League with a 5-0 aggregate win over Tottenham Hotspur.
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