Real Madrid huffed and puffed and just about to get the job done in the first leg. Two penalties in the second half mean a toothless Real Madrid side will go back home fairly happy.
Zidane's wholesale changes brought the result, but the team look out of sync. Don't be surprised if you see a few more creative players for the return leg even though Madrid have a comfortable lead. Their fans would hate to watch a game as boring as this at the Bernabeu!
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90' Dioni tried to pick out a teammate with a chip from the subsequent freekick, but it was too deep and collected easily by Casilla. That should be it. Two minutes have been added on.
80' GOAAAAAAAAAL FOR REAL MADRID!!! Vazquez with the goal! It wasn't the most convincing of strikes as Codina nearly dived to his left and got a hand to it, but nevertheless, Madrid have their cushion!
77' A brilliant move by Madrid as Mayoral plays a sweet pass for Vazquez on the right. The forward isn't able to direct his shot quite like he wanted though. More than a decent chance to double the lead.
67' Ceballos threads a fine pass for Mayoral -- who looked off -- and the latter isn't able to muster a proper shot. Codina managed a touch and Real Madrid get a corner.
65' Asensio's shot is saved by Codina! The Spaniard has a lot of room to take aim and give it some welly, but it's straight at Codina who palms it away.
58' Vallejo fouls Dani and Fuenla win a freekick in their own half. They have absolutely no clue as to what to do with it and hoof it long. A total waste.
57' Milla clears the set-piece delivery for a corner. The corner is deep and collected by Ceballos who manages to find a pass for Vazquez. The latter's weak shot is collected easily by Codina.
52' Vazquez plays a fine pass for Hakimi on the right, but the latter's pass is cut out by the Fuenlabrada defence. A sense of deja vu from the first half as Madrid are lacking the incisive pass.
The free kick is cleared by Milla and that brings an end to a fairly drab first half. Madrid have had plenty of possession, but have lacked the precision in the final third. They'll have to be more creative in the second half. There could be a telling off from Zidane in the half-time team talk!
45' Mayoral, completely anonymous in the first half, finally musters a shot on target which is nearly spilt by Codina. He collects it in the second attempt.
39' Madrid are lacking the creativity here, and by the looks of the bench, there's not much that can be changed. They don't have any good creative player on the bench.
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