A thick Madrid CSKA also Golea

As expected, Real Madrid solved their place in the quarterfinals of the Champions League by a 4-1 beating to CSKA Moscow. However, the whole of Jose Mourinho left slight doubts at the meeting, at least if we look through the prism of what should be a top candidate to victory.

We expected an overwhelming Madrid from the start, eager to settle the tie quickly with the help of his audience to relax as soon as possible. The problem was that this relaxation appeared earlier than expected. Almost from the beginning. It seemed that both players and fans believed the pass to the quarterfinals would be a certainty after 90 minutes, and therefore does not see the need to empty from minute one.

It's strange, because if anything we are used to Madrid Mourinho is to maintain a huge intensity from start to finish, regardless of the opponent and marker. But whether excess relaxation, or physical fatigue, Madrid did not play at the pace of previous weeks. In fact, the first few times put a CSKA that although he enjoyed little of the ball, could drive good kickback, always looking behind the side of Madrid that had been weakened by the rise of the sides.

At Madrid had trouble piercing the Russian defense, well planted and solidarity in the aid. In order to find the hole, the set looked surprised merengue alternating parts. Ozil was how he came to the left, put a perfect ball that percutía Khedira on the right, and in an act of great skill of the German put a measured center to Kaka who only had to give the goal to Higuain. A 1-0 for calm.

In the second part, with Madrid still too apathetic but not to rough, Cristiano Ronaldo started the sentence with a shot from distance that was poisoned by one of its typical effects. While his shot is worthy of praise, this time it should be noted the serious mistake of Chepchugov, very bad place and facing the wrong stop.

Benzema, must-have

Higuain has performed well during the games that Benzema has been injured but has been shown to not provide both the team and the French. Do not get me wrong. This is not a criticism of the Pipa, but a compliment to Karim. While Argentina is a player with the highest score goals and that only comes into play from your computer to finish the plays, Benzema is a player much more associative, which always provides options to their peers. That's thanks in games like today, when the Madrid game has worked more than pipes and individuals combinations.

Within a minute of entering the field, Karim made it 3-0. In the last play of the game, he gave Cristiano the room. His intelligence on the grass thrives the white suit. It has always been blamed his little blood at the time of play, but just that cold blood is what helps you keep your cool looking for the best option at all times. By permission of wonders as Casillas, Christian, Xabi, Ramos or Ozil, Karim Benzema for a server is the great jewel of Real Madrid.

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