Real Madrid progress easily past APOEL, the suprise team of Champions League season, with an 8-2 aggregate win to face Bayern Münich in the semis. Are we only one round away from the much awaited Barcelona vs Real Madrid CL Finals? Highlights Video

Madrid / NationalTurk – Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice as Real Madrid vs Apoel cruised into the Champions League semi-finals though to the delight of 4,000 travelling Apoel fans, who paid their annual salaries, at Santiago Bernabéu, APOEL never gave up. Real Madrid CF eased into the last four and will face FC Bayern München in the semi-finals on 25th April after APOEL Nicosia’s UEFA Champions League adventure finally came to an end with a 5-2 defeat at the hands of Real Madrid in Madrid.

Real Madrid vs Apoel : Perfunctory Champions League Game at Bernabeu

Following the 3-0 win in Cyprus last week, ever eccentric manager Jose Mourinho’s Madrid again dominated its weak opponent Apoel with Ronaldo opening the scoring fest in Real Madrid vs Apoel game in the 26th minute then capping his second goal and 75th minutes. Kaka doubled Real’s lead with a stunning effort from outside the area nine minutes before half-time, but the goal of the Real Madrid vs Apoel night was arguably scored by Apoel player Gustavo Manduca as he pulled one back for the visitors after a flowing team move midway through the second half. Kaka scored in the 37th, Jose Callejon joined the fray in the 80th and Jose Di Maria closed the curtain in the 84th. Di María’s deft chip, following a cute Kaká back heel, concluded the scoring. Real Madrid can now look forward to a trip to Münich in the first leg of their semi-final Bayern vs Real Madrid on 17 April.

Real Madrid vs Apoel : Gateway to Barcelona vs Real Madrid CL Finals opened

At Madrid’s Santiago Bernabeu stadium, Real Madrid laid siege to APOEL, with Ronaldo opening the scoring from close range at the far post from a Marcelo cross from the left, and Kaka curling in a shot from outside the left-hand corner of the penalty area for the second.

Weak Apoel managed to score twice at Real Madrid vs Apoel perfunctory Champions League match with Gustavo Manduca netting in the 67th and Esteban Solari converted penalty after a foul by Real Madrid’s Turkish legionnaire Hamit Altintop on Adorno.

Real Madrid vs Apoel Highlights Video : Watch how Apoel managed to score vs Real Madrid

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APOEL found the net when Ailton Almeida fed fellow Brazilian Manduca who finished with his left foot but Ronaldo with a direct free-kick and Callejon responded to make it 4-1.

APOEL’s second, coolly side-footed home from the spot by Solari in the 82nd minute, was followed two minutes later by Real’s fifth when Di Maria cleverly chipped the ball over keeper Urko Pardo from the edge of the area.

Real now come up against Bundesliga side Bayer Munich who defeated Olympique Marseille 2-0 Tuesday for a 4-0 aggregate.

‘Mission accomplished,’ Ronaldo said. ‘We’re in the semi-finals, where we expect the Bayern tie to be very difficult. I am very happy for me and my mates but nothing is certain because Bayern can win the Champions League.’

The semi-finals which will be most probably the gateway to a Barcelona vs Real Madrid Champions League Finals are being played over two legs on April 17/18 and April 24/25.

Real Madrid vs Apoel : Jose Mourinho praises Apoel – wonder

Jose Mourinho took the oppurtunity to rest some of his established stars as Xabi Alonso, Mesut Ozil and Karim Benzema as they all started on the bench, but the Portuguese manager still named a strong Real Madrid vs Apoel that had far too much for their Cypriot opponents from Nicosia from the kick-off.

José Mourinho had lauded the Apoel side the ‘ most significant team ‘ in this season’s Champions League competition, yet the plaudits came to an end there as Real Madrid followed up their 3-0 first-leg win with another comfortable victory. Cristiano Ronaldo, whose worth is 10 times more than whole Apoel team found it not hard to net two goals; along with Kaká, José Callejón and Ángel Di María all founding the net, but APOEL were not cowed and gave their 4,000 visiting fans something to cheer through Gustavo Manduca and an Esteban Solari penalty. To APOEL’s credit they took advantage of the hosts sloppiness at the beginning of the second half and gave their travelling hordes of fans a moment to treasure with 23 minutes remaining as a wonderful team move ended with Ailton slipping the ball through to Manduca, who slotted calmly past Real madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas to record his fourth Champions League goal of the 2012 campaign.

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