Karim Benzema performed brilliantly when Real Madrid come to the cage APOEL Nicosia in the first leg Champions League quarter-final on Tuesday (27/03/2012). He scored two goals and bring Madrid won 3-0. Madrid again donated a Kaka goal.
Despite playing as a guest team, Real Madrid is able to dominate in the early minutes. The game has been running for seven minutes, Cristiano Ronaldo had threatened the opposing goal. However, the balls hard kick in the penalty box still thin to the left side APOEL.
Five minutes later, turn Mezut Oezil are getting an opportunity. Utilizing feedback from Karim Benzema, the German players kick off from a narrow angle. Unfortunately, this time the goalkeeper Dionisis Chiotis still be able to anticipate the ball kick.
Throughout the first half of this, Madrid is more control of the game. Many times the penetration of Ronaldo on the left side APOEL defense make a fuss. Meanwhile, APOEL can only rely on counterattacks are not particularly harmful to the defense of Madrid.
At minute 33, Benzema again squandered a golden opportunity. The Frenchman was not able to maximize feed cooked Nuri Sahin from the left side APOEL defense, although goalkeeper Chiotis dead step.
Madrid continued to attack and create some opportunities. However, the meeting made a number of APOEL defense to score their efforts always fail.
After halftime, the game does not really changed the situation. Through a combination of Ronaldo, Ozil, and Benzema, Madrid several times to create some opportunities. Meanwhile, APOEL itself over the last four to six players in the penalty box if the Madrid attacks.
Madrid finally broke the dead end with Benzema in the 74th minute. The Frenchman managed to score a goal with a header utilizing a cross from the left side of defense Kaka APOEL.
Eight minutes later, turn to substitute Kaka Madrid the added advantage to 2-0. These goals came from individual action Marcelo on the left side which gives feedback to Kaka mature. With accurate, Kaka sent the ball into the goal APOEL.
Madrid continued to press. One minute before the end of the game, Benzema again scored both Madrid a 3-0 victory established. Score was also survive until the referee blew the long whistle.
According to UEFA, Real Madrid for the match ball as much as 70 percent and create eight chances out of 24 businesses. The host had not fired a shot toward the goal Madrid.
The lineup
APOEL Nicosia: 22-Dionisis Chiotis, 3-Paulo Gomes, Marcelo de Oliveira 6-(4-Kaka 13), 98-William Boaventura, 7-Savvas Poursaitidis, 23-Helio Pinto, Nuno Morais 26-, 29-Nektarious Alexandrou ( 31-Helder Sousa 45), 10-Costas Charalambides, 8-Aílton Almeida, 11-Ivan Trickovski.
Real Madrid: 1-Iker Casillas, Sergio Ramos 4-, 3-Pepe, 15-Fabio Coentrao, 17-Alvaro Arbeloa, 5-Nuri Sahin, 6-Sami Khedira, 7-Cristiano Ronaldo, 9-Karim Benzema, 20-Gonzalo Higuaín (8-Kaka 64), 10-Mesut Ozil.
Referee: Dr. Felix Brych
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