Real Madrid Vs. Tottenham Hotspur, 2011 UEFA Champions League: Second Half Underway

The second half has has kicked off, and Harry Redknapp has made his first change - Rafael van der Vaart, who did not much at all and has also been been booked for dissent, has been replaced by the pacy Jermain Defoe as Tottenham look to conduct a shock smash and grab raid to get an away goal at the Santiago Bernabeu. However, he’s looking at a game in which his side is down a goal and down a man, and should the match end 1-0 one would have to imagine that Redknapp and Spurs fans would be happy at that result.

The second half, however, has started much as the first ended - Real Madrid very much in the ascendancy and Tottenham defending against wave after wave of attack. The first real action of the half involved William Gallas being floored by a Cristiano Ronaldo shot, and the landing appears to have jarred his knee a little bit. The second piece of action saw Ronaldo hitting the side netting from outside of the area. It’s all Real Madrid. Again.