Mourinho arrived at Real Madrid seven months ago to put the team back where it belongs. Tonight, he led his men to victory and placed the team in the Copa del Rey final, where it will face eternal foe Barcelona.

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02 February 2011

Semifinals (2nd leg): Real Madrid 2-0 Sevilla

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Strikes from Ozil and Adebayor place the Whites in the Copa del Rey final

Fernando Porrero / Translation by Michael J. O'Donnell

Mourinho arrived at Real Madrid seven months ago to put the team back where it belongs. Tonight, he led his men to victory and placed the team in the Copa del Rey final, where it will face eternal foe Barcelona.

It was expected Sevilla would take risks to come back from the 1-0 score from the first leg, but they didn't. Manzano's men waited for Real Madrid in defence, hoping to surprise them with counterattacks.
 
Mourinho's boys looked to score from the very start and had a clear chance through Benzema on the 4-minute mark, but the Frenchman's shot (following a Di Maria attempt that hit one of the posts) was off target. Cristiano Ronaldo desperately tried to net a strike, but Javi Varas cleared his shot in the 33rd minute.

Things didn't change much in the second half. Sevilla didn't take risks and Real Madrid tried to sentence the knockout stage with a comeback. The visiting goalkeeper had to use his feet to clear a shot from Di Maria on the 68-minute mark. Several minutes later, Khedira served a sensational pass to Ozil, who controlled the ball, entered the box, dribbled past Varas and gently placed the ball inside the goal (81').

Adebayor sealed the match with a fantastic strike on his Bernabeu debut. The Togolese player took the pitch in the final minutes of the game and scored in injury time by finishinjg off a great cross from Lass. Real Madrid and all Madridismo now prepare to face Barcelona in the 20 April final.

Lineups

Real Madrid
Casillas
Sergio Ramos
Albiol
Ricardo Carvalho
Arbeloa
Xabi Alonso
ÖzilGoal 83'
Khedira
 Lassana Diarra 92'
Cristiano Ronaldo
Di María
 Granero 89'
Benzema
 Adebayor 85'Goal 95'
Sevilla
Javi Varas
Cáceres
Escudé
F. Navarro
Sergio Sánchez
Zokora
Jesús Navas
Romaric
 Perotti 82'
Rakitic
 Luis Fabiano 71'
Negredo
Kanouté
 Medel 89'
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Copa del Rey semifinals, second leg. Venue: Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. 

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