Madrid Bermain 10 Orang Tekuk Galatasaray 4-1
Ten-Man Madrid Overwhelmed Galatasaray 4-1
Editor : Ismail Gani
Translator : Novita Cahyadi
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Madrid (B2B) - Real Madrid melenggang ke babak 16 Besar Liga Champions musim ini setelah pada laga kelima Grup B menjinakkan tamunya Galatasaray dengan kemenangan 4-1, padahal sejak menit 26 tim raksasa Spanyol itu harus bermain dengan sepuluh orang.
Kendati tampil tanpa pemain terpentingnya, Cristiano Ronaldo, dan diusirnya Sergio Ramos pada pertengahan babak pertama, Madrid tetap terlalu tangguh bagi klub asal Turki tersebut, seperti dilansir Yahoo News.
Madrid yang tampil di kandangnya sendiri di Stadion Bernabeu tetap tampil perkasa walau pincang selama hampir 3/4 masa pertandingan menyusul dikeluarkannya bek Sergio Ramos, dan malah menciptakan gol lewat tendangan bebas pemain termahal dunia musim ini Gareth Bale pada menit 37.
Felipe Melo melakukan pelanggaran terhadap Pepe sehingga berujung pada kartu kuning untuknya, sekaligus tendangan bebas yang sukses dieksekusi Bale.
Namun semenit kemudian pada menit 38, didahului assist cantik dari Didier Drogba, Galatasaray menyamakan kedudukan lewat Umut Bulut.
Drogba mengontrol bola dengan cemerlang dan mengakhirinya dengan umpan manis kepada Bulut yang sudah menunggu di kotak penalti dan kemudian melepaskan tendangan ke arah sudut bawah gawang Real yang dijaga Iker Casillas.
Kedudukan 1-1 bertahan sampai babak pertama usai, lalu memasuki babak kedua Real Madrid tetap tampil perkasa dalam laga yang secara statistik relatif imbang penguasaan bola ini.
Pada menit 51, Madrid memetik hasil dari permainan penuh percaya diri mereka lewat Alvaro Arbeloa yang sebelumnya menerima umpan silang matang dari Marcelo.
Arbeloa menyambut umpan itu dengan tendangan volley yang tak bisa dihadang kiper Eray Iscan.
Galatasaray berusaha terus memburu gol, namun mereka justru kebobolan lagi pada menit 63.
Arbeloa mengggocek bola sampai luar kotak penalti Galatsaray, lalu meneruskan bola kepada Angel de Maria yang tanpa ragu menceploskannya ke dalam gawang Galatasaray. 3-1 untuk Madrid.
Galatasaray terus membombardir Madrid, terutama di bawah aransemen Drogba dan Sneijder, namun kembali Madrid menunjukkan kualitas supernya dengan mencetak gol pamungkas pada menit 81 lewat Isco.
Madrid yang sebenarnya cukup bermain seri ini pun akhirnya lolos ke Babak 16 Besar mendampingi lima tim yang sejak dua pekan dan sehari sebelumnya sudah memastikan lolos ke babak knockout.
Madrid - Real Madrid survived Sergio Ramos´ first-half red card to secure a thumping 4-1 win over Galatasaray at the Santiago Bernabeu.
The Spain defender received his marching orders with the score locked at 0-0 for tugging back Umut Bulut, but Carlo Ancelotti´s side soon raced into the lead thanks to a Gareth Bale free kick.
Bulut soon leveled the scores, but Alvaro Arbeloa put the hosts back ahead just after the break, before goals from Angel Di Maria and Isco left Madrid with a 4-1 win which secures top spot in Group B.
Real was without Cristiano Ronaldo (thigh), who was nonetheless the center of attention as fans showed their support for the forward´s bid to be crowned Ballon d´Or winner by displaying banners and wearing masks of the Portuguese´s face.
Coach Carlo Ancelotti also rested Xabi Alonso, Karim Benzema and Alvaro Morata, with Jese Rodriguez selected up front and Casemiro handed his debut in the competition.
Opposite number Roberto Mancini, who was not in charge when the Turkish side was humbled 6-1 in the reverse fixture, left Burak Yilmaz and Wesley Sneijder on the bench.
Madrid should have taken the lead inside the opening four minutes when Bale was sent racing clear by Isco, but the Welshman side-footed wide with only the goalkeeper to beat.
But the momentum threatened to shift when Ramos, who was the last man, was given his marching orders after making the slightest of contact with a goal-bound Bulut.
Jese had to make way in the tactical reshuffle as Nacho was introduced, but Bale put the 10 men ahead eight minutes before halftime with a dipping 25-yard free-kick that looked to have deceived Eray Iscan in goal.
The lead was short-lived, however, as Umut collected Didier Drogba´s pass before coolly slotting past Iker Casillas two minutes later.
Real went back ahead six minutes after the restart, Di Maria swinging in a low cross from the left to find the most unlikely of scorers in Arbeloa, who tucked home with surprising confidence amid suspicions of offside.
Arbeloa´s spell in the spotlight did not end there and he was booked for diving in the 55th minute, before turning provider for Di Maria with 63 minutes gone.
Casillas produced a stunning save from Drogba´s header before Isco added the fourth with a clever turn and finish in the box, and there there was no way back for Mancini´s men, who must now beat Juventus in the final group game to qualify.
