Champions League Quarter Finals 1st Leg - Madrid vs. Tottenham 4-0

Jose Mourinho's men in white entertained Madrid fans this past Tuesday with a convincing 4-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur.  It was a fun game to watch (from a Madrid fan's standpoint of course).  Los blancos were in control the entire game, and within minutes of the second half starting, there was never a doubt about the side that would emerge victorious.  Emmanuel Adebayor got his first two Champions League goals with Madrid from two fantastic headers.  Angel Di Maria scored with a rocket from just outside the corner of the penalty area, and Kaka's return provided an assist to Ronaldo for Madrid's final goal.  Tottenham are a very solid squad under fantastic guidance from Harry Redknapp, but Tuesday just wans't their night.  Things took began looking bad for Spurs in the first half when Peter Crouch earned a second yellow and was sent off for a rash challenge on Marcelo.  It was easy to see that the 10 man squad had trouble keeping up with a full Madrid squad for the rest of the game.  The commentators kept talking about how Tottenham didn't deserve to lose so badly, and I honestly remember agreeing with them.  As I said, Tottenham are a talented team with players like Modric, Bale, Defoe, and Assou-Ekotto.  Bale was able to make a few runs, but only managed to take a couple shots that were mostly off-target.  The highpoint of the game for Tottenham would have to be the defense from their captain Michael Dawson.  It was encouraging to see their leader not giving up and playing hard for the entire match.  At any rate, it was a great win for Madrid, and they will head to White Hart Lane in London for the second leg next week.  Madrid have put themselves in an excellent position by not only scoring four goals, but by allowing zero away goals.  The two leg tie is not over yet, but if Madrid can score just one goal in London next week, Tottenham will have to score six goals in order to make the aggregate score 6-5 (Madrid having an away goal in a 5-5 aggregate score would allow for them to advance) and advance to the semi-finals.  Like I said, it is not over yet, but there is a very good chance Madrid will be advancing to the next round.  Here are some of the highlights, hope you enjoy them.

The Djoker Remains Unbeaten in 2011

Ladies and gentlemen, he's done it again.  Novak Djokovic beat number one ranked Rafael Nadal this afternoon to win the ATP Miami Masters title in Miami, Florida.  The two tennis giants went at it for 3 1/2 hours in the warm, muggy 85 degree weather that only Florida has to offer.  After going down in the first set, Djokovic came back in a well fought second set to defeat the Spaniard.  The third set saw both players even, and after both were tied at six games apiece, it went to a tiebreak.  Things began to look promising for Djokovic after Nadal double-faulted, and Djokovic went up 3-2 in the tiebreak.  Djokovic then went on to win the next three points, and would eventually claim the match.  It was a great win for "The Djoker," and will certainly leave people talking about the talented 23 year old from Serbia.  However, what's so impressive isn't just this victory over Nadal.  No no, what everyone is buzzing about is that this victory was the 24th consecutive match Djokovic has won this year, including four straight tournaments (Australian Open, Dubai, Indian Wells, and Miami).  That's right, you heard me correctly:  24 straight match wins and 4 straight tournament wins.  He is 24-0, which is the best streak since Ivan Lendl went 25-0 during the 1986 season.   How long will this streak last?  We can only begin to speculate.  Djokovic will head to the clay courts in Monte Carlo, where he will meet up with Nadal and Federer yet again.  It will be interesting to see how Djokovic adapts to the European clay surface, and if he will be able to keep his hot streak alive.

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