Magnificent Madrid put Lyon to the sword
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Xinhua, October 19, 2011
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Real Madrid's Sami Khedira (2nd left) reacts after scoring against Lyon with fellow team members Xabi Alonso (left), Cristiano Ronaldo (2nd right) and Karim Benzema from France during their Group?D champions league soccer match at Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid on Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011. |
Real Madrid took a giant step towards qualifying for the knockout stage of the Champions League thanks to a comfortable home win against French side Olympique Lyon.
Karim Benzema, Sami Khedira, Mesut Ozil and Sergio Ramos all got on the scoresheet as Real Madrid enjoyed an easy night against a side that has caused them a lot of problems in recent seasons.
Former Lyon striker Benzema, preferred in the starting 11 to Gonzalo Higuain, the striker who had scored three hat-tricks in his last four matches, opened the scoring after 19 minutes. The Frenchman scored from close range after Cristiano Ronaldo had flicked on a Mesut Ozil corner.
Madrid were completely on top, but had to wait until the second half to double their lead. This time Benzema took advantage of a defensive slip to set up Khedira, who had a straightforward finish for his first goal as a Real Madrid player.
Mesut Ozil scored Real Madrid's third goal after 54 minutes with a shot from a narrow angle that Lyon keeper Hugo Loris helped into his own net. The keeper was not at his best in the goal and from that moment it was just a question of how many goals Madrid would score.
In the end they only scored one more as central defender Sergio Ramos scored from a corner 10 minutes from the end of the game.
Real Madrid now have nine goals from just three matches in their group and a win in Lyon in two weeks time will assure their place in the next phase of the competition.
