Real Zaragoza 1 - 3 Real Madrid: Mourinhos Men Too Much For Real Zaragoza

Real Zaragoza came out all guns firing, but they were quickly reminded of the enormous gulf in class between themselves and tonights rivals Real Madrid, as Mourinhos men picked them off with three sucker punches at just the right time. The opening ten minutes was all Zaragoza, but having failed to turn their initial supremecy into a goal, Real Madrid took over with the sort of ruthless counter attacking football that will serve them well in their battle at the top with Barcelona.

Just when they were beginning to get a foothold in the match, Real Madrid scored with their first real chance. Marcelo, who out in an exceptional performance, recieved an outrageous backheel from Cristiano Ronaldo before sending a superb crossfield pass through to Mesut Ozil who slotted past Leo Franco. Karim Benzema then had a glaring chance to make it two, before two goals either side of half-time killed Real Zaragoza off.

On 44 minutes, Real Madrid were awarded a free-kick just outside the box and while Leo Franco knew exactly what was coming up, he was still rendered helpless as he remained rooted to the spot as Ronaldos rocket flew past him and into the net. Pure power and accuracy from CR7. Then only a minute after the break, the match was over as a contest. Xavi Alonso chipped a pass over the 5 man Zaragoza defence, and there was Angel Di Maria to race through and lift the ball over the advancing Leo Franco.

Real Zaragoza finally got a reward for their determined showing when Ricardo Carvalho was adjudged to have bundled Nicolas Bertolo over in the area. Gabi sent Iker Casillas the wrong way from the spot. Javier Aguirre couldnt really have asked more from his team, they were simply undone by an efficient Real Madrid side who scored brilliantly executed goals at just the right times.