- CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
- QUARTER FINAL (SECOND-LEG)
- 12/04/2016
SANTIAGO BERNABÉU
Real Madrid and their supporters once again served up a magical night of European action by overturning their first-leg deficit against Wolfsburg to secure their passage into the Champions League semi-finals for the sixth successive season. The Whites got off to a tremendous start, after bullying and pressing the opposition high up the pitch. With just 17 minutes on the clock, the hosts had already drawn themselves level in the tie. Whilst Sergio Ramos met a 6th-minute corner with a header which hit the crossbar, there was one man that was head and shoulders above the rest: Cristiano Ronaldo.
The Portuguese forward netted the opener, although Dani Carvajal deserves much credit for the part he played in the build-up. With fifteen minutes gone, the youth team graduate picked up the ball on halfway, before driving down the wing and crossing into the box. Cristiano Ronaldo stole a march on the Wolfsburg backline to fire the ball home and put Real Madrid into a 1-0 lead. Barely a minute later he had nothced his second of the night. Toni Kroos swung in a corner and the Champions League's top marksman headed home.
Benzema
The tie was now all square and there were still 75 minutes to play. Neither side wanted to make any mistakes and the hosts were fully aware that they had done the difficult part, but that a goal from the opponents would leave them having to score two more. Karim Benzema had two opportunities to give Real Madrid an aggregate lead. The first of the openings came on 29 minutes when he unleashed a shot from the edge of the area, but the diving Benaglio was equal to his effort. The second of the chances come in injury time at the end of the first half, but the French forward was unable to hit the target from within the six-yard box.
The Portuguese forward netted the opener, although Dani Carvajal deserves much credit for the part he played in the build-up. With fifteen minutes gone, the youth team graduate picked up the ball on halfway, before driving down the wing and crossing into the box. Cristiano Ronaldo stole a march on the Wolfsburg backline to fire the ball home and put Real Madrid into a 1-0 lead. Barely a minute later he had nothced his second of the night. Toni Kroos swung in a corner and the Champions League's top marksman headed home.
Benzema
The tie was now all square and there were still 75 minutes to play. Neither side wanted to make any mistakes and the hosts were fully aware that they had done the difficult part, but that a goal from the opponents would leave them having to score two more. Karim Benzema had two opportunities to give Real Madrid an aggregate lead. The first of the openings came on 29 minutes when he unleashed a shot from the edge of the area, but the diving Benaglio was equal to his effort. The second of the chances come in injury time at the end of the first half, but the French forward was unable to hit the target from within the six-yard box.
