A Cristiano Ronaldo hat-trick coupled with a stunning Karim Benzema strike secured a comfortable win for Jose Mourinho’s men over the Eredivisie champions.
On UEFA Champions League matchday two, Real Madrid cruised to an impressive 4-1 win over Ajax Amsterdam at Amsterdam Arena on Wednesday, October 3.
Los Blancos commenced proceedings away from home brightly, and created plenty of goalscoring opportunities early on. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Kenneth-Vermeer-c20618, made an excellent save to deny the Portuguese ace from hitting the back of the net.
Moments later, Kaka came close to breaking the deadlock, but Vermeer yet again made a brilliant save to keep both sides level on terms. In the 35th minute, the hosts goalkeeper kept out Ronaldo’s header from close range, and another chance went begging, much to the dismay of the visitors boss, Jose Mourinho.
Nonetheless, the Madrid giants managed to grab the lead three minutes before the half-time break after putting consistent pressure on the home side’s back-line. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Toby-Alderweireld-c35183 at the left edge of the box before sending a low cross that took a deflection and went straight into the path of Ronaldo, who made no mistake to hit the target from close range.
The Amsterdam giants resumed proceedings aggressively in the second-half, but their aggressive intent cost them immediately, as Los Merengues doubled their advantage only three minutes after the restart through Benzema. Kaka curled in a pinpoint cross from the right flank for Benzema, and the Frenchman found the back of the net with a brilliant bicycle kick.
Eight minutes later, De Joden managed to pull one back through http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/AZ-c38571 Alkmaar stopper unmarked at the far post, and he made no mistake in heading home.
The Madrid giants continued to dominate proceedings, despite conceding a poor goal. Benzema and Angel di Maria failed to restore their side’s two-goal advantage. The French international sent his header over the crossbar, while the Argentinean attacker failed to beat Vermeer with his powered effort.
Ajax had a perfect opportunity to net the equaliser, when http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Danny-Hoesen-c10208 failed to hit the target from close range, and the chance went begging.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ronaldo-c31734 netted his second of the evening in the 79th minute to restore his side’s two-goal lead. And only a minute later, the former Manchester United star completed his hat-trick, when he found the net with a neat chip to put the match to bed.
The Eredivisie champions will play against Manchester City, while Real Madrid will take on Borussia Dortmund in their next Champions League game on October 24.
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