EFT Report, Dortmund: An all German Champions League final at Wembley looks inevitable unless there is a miracle in Spain next week as Poland international Robert Lewandowski’s four goals propelled German side Borussia Dortmund to a 4-1 thrashing over Jose Mourinho’s Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final played at Signal-Iduna-Park on April 25, 2013.
During the match, Dortmund won the midfield, the defensive battle and even had a better goalkeeper then Madrid. Blancos’s defense consisting of Sergio Ramos, Varane, Fabio Coentrao and even the ever-reliable Pepe had a nightmare of a match marking Dortmund players all through the night. Lewandowski opened his goal account in the 8th minute through a cross from Mario Gotze (who by the way got a hostile reception from some of the home fans since his move to arch rivals Bayern was announced). Madrid leveled things just 2 minutes before half–time, Dortmund players were appealing for a penalty after a clumsy challenge from Rafael Varane on forward Reus in the box.....not given, Madrid launched a counter-attack through Gonzalo Higuain after a miss-pass from Mats Hummels and square the ball perfectly for Ronaldo to put it in the empty net (this was CR7 50th Champions League goal). 1-1 going into half-time, then Robert Lewandowski’s storm hit Madrid and hit them hard it did ….... his three second-half goals coming in the space of just 17 minutes. His fourth being from the spot-kick after a clumsy shove from Xabi Alonso on Reus…... Lewandowski 4- Madrid-1 that’s how the match ended in the night.
It is a long-hard road back for Real Madrid from here, needing to win 3-0 in the return leg to progress on away goals. It is not impossible, but it is highly unlikely but anything is possible in this beautiful game. Madrid have now played Dortmund 3 times this season, losing twice, drawing once and the aggregate score between the clubs reads Borussia Dortmund 8 Real Madrid 4. The return leg will be played at Santiago Bernabeu on April 30, 2013 expect some drastic changes and hard-play from Madrid.
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During the match, Dortmund won the midfield, the defensive battle and even had a better goalkeeper then Madrid. Blancos’s defense consisting of Sergio Ramos, Varane, Fabio Coentrao and even the ever-reliable Pepe had a nightmare of a match marking Dortmund players all through the night. Lewandowski opened his goal account in the 8th minute through a cross from Mario Gotze (who by the way got a hostile reception from some of the home fans since his move to arch rivals Bayern was announced). Madrid leveled things just 2 minutes before half–time, Dortmund players were appealing for a penalty after a clumsy challenge from Rafael Varane on forward Reus in the box.....not given, Madrid launched a counter-attack through Gonzalo Higuain after a miss-pass from Mats Hummels and square the ball perfectly for Ronaldo to put it in the empty net (this was CR7 50th Champions League goal). 1-1 going into half-time, then Robert Lewandowski’s storm hit Madrid and hit them hard it did ….... his three second-half goals coming in the space of just 17 minutes. His fourth being from the spot-kick after a clumsy shove from Xabi Alonso on Reus…... Lewandowski 4- Madrid-1 that’s how the match ended in the night.
It is a long-hard road back for Real Madrid from here, needing to win 3-0 in the return leg to progress on away goals. It is not impossible, but it is highly unlikely but anything is possible in this beautiful game. Madrid have now played Dortmund 3 times this season, losing twice, drawing once and the aggregate score between the clubs reads Borussia Dortmund 8 Real Madrid 4. The return leg will be played at Santiago Bernabeu on April 30, 2013 expect some drastic changes and hard-play from Madrid.
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