Thursday, 7 April 2016

REAL MADRID SHOCKED AFTER EL CLASICO GLORY

(L-R) Cristiano Ronaldo, Pepe, Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema show their dejection after suffering blow to their European hopes

Wolfsburg 2-0 Real Madrid: Cristiano Ronaldo and Co stunned by strikes from Ricardo Rodriguez and Maximilian Arnold in serious blow to Champions League ambitions

  • Real Madrid were beaten by Wolfsburg in first leg of their Champions League quarter-final at the Volkswagen Arena
  • Ricardo Rodriguez opened the scoring with a penalty after Casemiro fouled Andre Schurrle in the area 
  • Maximilian Arnold doubled the Bundesliga club's lead after anoter lapse of concentration from Madrid's defence
  • The Brazilian midfielder looks on bemused as Wolfsburg's Bruno Enrique and Schurrle celebrate being awarded a penalty
  • What a difference four days make – there were no dressing room selfies in the Volkswagen Arena for Real Madrid after they went down 2-0 in Germany and now face Champions League elimination.
    They started the game with a confident post-Clasico swagger but limped out of it having completely under-estimated the team currently placed eighth in the Bundesliga.
    Gareth Bale was comfortably Real Madrid’s best player but Julian Draxler was in inspired form for the home side and Zinedine Zidane had lined his team up with no apparent plan as to how to contain him with Danilo back in the side at right-back and having a night to forget.
  • MATCH FACTS 

    Wolfsburg: Benaglio, Vieirinha, Naldo, Dante, Rodriguez, Guilavogui, Gustavo, Bruno Henrique (Trasch), Arnold, Draxler, Schurrle.
    Subs: Casteels, Schafer, Ascues, Kruse, Dost, Knoche.
    Booked: Vieirinha, Gustavo, Arnold. Benaglio 
    Goals: Rodriguez (pen) 18', Arnold 25'
    Real Madrid: Navas, Danilo, Pepe, Sergio Ramos, Marcelo, Modric (Isco), Casemiro, Kroos (Rodriguez), Bale, Benzema (Jese), Ronaldo. 
    Subs: Casilla, Nacho, Carvajal, Lucas.
    Booked: Bale 
    Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)

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