Tottenham Hotspur against Real Madrid

None of the Spurs fans are leaving yet. They will stay to applaud the efforts of their team.

Marcelo whips in a cross and there are ironic cheers as Gomes catches the ball.

Sandro races down the right and cuts the ball back for Van der Vaart on the edge of the box. The Dutchman attempts to curl a shot into the top corner but his effort goes high and wide.

Real are just seeing out time and are happy to keep possession. They take their time over a freekick.

The Spurs fans are doing their best to keep spirits up. They have had a great ride in the Champions League this season.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Spurs make their final change. Modric goes off and Kranjcar comes on.

Howedes has scored for Schalke in tonight's other match. The German side lead Inter 7-3 on aggregate.

Carvalho steps in front of Bale to make a great interception. The Spurs players look tired now.

Real pop the ball around in midfield, they have no need to take chances.

<b>ESPNsoccernet's John Brewin at White Hart Lane:</b> <i>Spurs resorting to desperate dives now. Montserrat Cabelle's done her piece already surely.</i>

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/images/2011/0413/realmadridcelebvthfc20110413_275x155.jpg"> <br>Real Madrid celebrate taking the lead.

Sandro goes down in the box and looks expectantly at the referee, who waves play on.

Van der Vaart has attempted three flicks in succession, none of which have come off.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Alonso goes off and is replaced by Benzema.

Van der Vaart's corner drops to Defoe at the back post but the pint-sized striker heads his shot against the post.

Sandro breaks down the right. Van Der Vaart wins a corner.

Ekotto takes down a half-clearance and shoots from 35-yards. His effort is on target and really travelling but gets blocked on the edge of the box.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Huddlestone goes off and is replaced by Sandro.

Defoe has been lively since coming on and it looks like Redknapp is going to make another change.

Defoe twists and turns, he thinks about shooting but instead plays a poor pass in the direction of Pav. He should have taken the shot.

Spurs break but Pav's pass to Bale on the left flank is shocking and the Russian holds his head in his hands.

Kaka's next touch is a long-range shot that Gomes does well to palm past the post.

<b>ESPNsoccernet's John Brewin at White Hart Lane:</b> <i>Not a bad sub to bring on, is it? Ronaldo has done his job and can look forward to meeting Messi this weekend.</i>

Kaka's first touch is a great pass to Khedira, who is shoved off the ball in the box by Ekotto. No foul says the ref and Gomes collects the ball ... eventually.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Ronaldo goes off to a chorus of boos and on comes Kaka.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/images/2011/0413/heurelhogomescantkeepballoutvreal20110413_275x155.jpg"> <br>Gomes attempts to claw the ball out of the back of the net after his blunder.

Pav finds Defoe, who beats Albiol and shoots from 30-yards. Casillas saves to his right.

Ronaldo attempts to delve into his bag of tricks but Huddlestone is having none of it and tackles him with a robust challenge.

<b>Stat:</b> Cristiano Ronaldo has now scored four goals in his last three competitive games against Tottenham.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Tottenham make a change. Lennon goes off and comes a striker, Defoe.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/images/2011/0413/garethbaleogshot20110413_275x155.jpg"> <br>Gareth Bale fires a shot home past Ilker Casillas, but the goal was ruled out for offside against Van der Vaart.

<b>ESPNsoccernet's John Brewin at White Hart Lane:</b> <i>OOOOOH. Pav header should have been better. </i>

Van Der Vaart crosses for Pav, who gets his head to the ball but puts his effort over the bar. He should have done better.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Real make a change. Ramos goes off and Granero comes on.

Lennon wins a corner. Van Der Vaart takes it and Casillas claims.

Bale is chasing the ball over the place but Real are just passing the ball around the back four to keep possession.

Well Spurs are still giving it a go just a win tonight will now do.

<b>ESPNsoccernet's John Brewin at White Hart Lane:</b> <i>"We're going to win 6-1." Nice try, Tottenham but it was half-hearted.</i>

There has been a goal in tonight's other game. Inter have made it 1-1 on the night and trail 6-3 on aggregate.

Oh dear, oh dear. Ronaldo took a pot shot from distance. It went straight at Gomes who somehow managed to fumble and easy catch at chest height.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/goal.gif"> <b>GOAL</b> Gomes has flapped at Ronaldo shot. Terrible keeping.

Spurs are trying to keep the tempo high but the quality of their final pass has been poor so far this half.

Khedira falls over rather easily but wins a freekick. Spurs are quickly back on the attack with Modric.

There are no changes to either side after the break.

Real are out late for the second-half but we are now underway. Spurs need a goal every 11.3 minutes.

<b>HT stat:</b> Emmanuel Adebayor made twice as many touches (40) as Roman Pavlyuchenko in the first half.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/images/2011/0413/romanpavlyuchenko,samikhedira_275x155.jpg"> <br>Roman Pavlyuchenko battles Sami Khedira.

<b>HT stat:</b> Tottenham made 69 passes in the attacking third in the first half, 27 more than they did in the entire first leg.

<b>HT</b> Spurs need four goals in the second half just to force extra time and they will really have to go for it now. Unfortunately, that will leave them open at the back.

<b>HT</b> Spurs have played well and have looked comfortable at times but they just can't get that breakthrough.

That's the final action of the half as the ref blows his whistle for the break.

Pav shoots from long-range and stings the hands of Casillas but it was an easy save to make.

<b>Schalke have scored against Inter Milan in tonight's other game. It's 6-2 on aggregate and it's all over.</b>

Its four on four as Real break. Spurs defend for their lives and Dawson eventually blocks Ronaldo's shot and then gets the ball clear.

Pav goes for goal but his long-range shot takes a deflection off Modric and goes wide.

Lennon wriggles away from Arbeloa on the right but there are two more Real players to get past and he can't beat them all.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/yellow_card.jpg" height="15"> Carvalho takes down Huddlestone with a wild tackle. He will miss the semi-final against Barca... if Real go through.

<b>ESPNsoccernet's John Brewin at White Hart Lane:</b> <i>"S**t Crystal Palace, you're just a s**t Crystal Palace" at Spurs." Witty from the Real Madrid faithful.</i>

Van Der Vaart knocks the ball down to Bale who volleys it into the back of the net. The flag is up for offside against Van Der Vaart - correctly.

Ramos gets his head to the corner and lobs an effort towards the back post. Gomes claws the ball out from under the crossbar.

Ozil whips in the corner, Gomes misses the ball and Dawson heads behind for anthor corner.

Pav gifts the ball to Khedira, who plays in Ronaldo. He is one on one with Dawson but can only win a corner.

Ronaldo races down the right flank. He beats two men and then Van Der Vaart takes him down with a foul.

Khedira is up on his feet and will rejoin the action with Spurs in possession.

It's a facial injury and so the German is being treated on the pitch and the game has to stop.

Khadira has stayed down after a clash with his own man and looks in trouble.

There are some positive signs for Spurs but they still need that first goal to make things happen.

Bale's throw-in goes straight to Huddelstone at the near post. The big midfielder attempts to turn and shoot but fires into the side netting.

Real double up on Bale as Spurs probe the left flank. They need to bring Lennon into play a bit more, he is starting to get some joy against Arbeloa.

Pav goes down in the box under challenge from Albiol. It was a penalty in my opinion but the ref hasn't given it.

Lennon races onto a pass from Huddelstone (yes he's got one right) and cuts the ball abck to the edge of the box for Pav, who skies his shot over the bar.

The early frantic pace has gone out of the game now. It's all about the midfield battle at the moment.

<b>ESPNsoccernet's John Brewin at White Hart Lane:</b> <i>'Just a sh*t Barcelona' is the song of the moment.</i>

Huddlestone keeps giving the ball away in central midfield. His passing has been woeful.

Modric and Bale combine down the left to win a throw deep in Real's half, but it comes to nothing.

Lennon is blocked by Marcelo as Spurs look to break. The ref keeps his cards in his pocket.

Van der Vaart takes the resulting freekick and Casillas comes off his line to punch clear. Real break and Ronaldo fires wide.

Ramos takes out Bale with a kung-fu style knee in the ribs. Bale needs treatment.

Reals metronomic passing in possession has taken the sting out of Spurs' attack.

Real contniue to probe and the move only breaks down when Adebayor is flagged for offside.

Real probe the Spurs defence but there is no way through.

<b>ESPNsoccernet's John Brewin at White Hart Lane:</b> <i>That was waste from Bale. Time ticks on for the home team and the Welshman's reputation with the dead ball is waning. Famous last words. Marcelo, the pick here so far.</i>

...Bale takes it and shoots straight into the wall. What an anti climax!

Spurs are building up a head of steam. Pavlyuchenko wins a freekick from Khadira and this is a chance to get a strike at goal...

Bale is well up for this. He beats Albiol and slides a pass across the face of goal but once again it is just a little bit off target.

Hudlestone is too sloppy in midfield and Spurs give the ball away. They really can't afford to do things like that.

<b>Stat:</b> Real have not won an away match in the knockout phase since a 2-0 win at Barcelona in 2002.

Adebayor beats the offside trap but his cutback for Ozil is too far behind the German and Spurs are lucky.

Bale takes the ball down and bamboozles Ramos in one movement but he has very little support from his team-mates.

Adebayor holds the ball up well for Real, who patiently build an attack.

Bale races on to a Modric pass and cuts the ball across the face of goal. Two Spurs players stick out a foot to turn it goalwards but just can't get the crucial touch.

Tottenham are yet to mount a real attack. The ball is with Real's back four, who are happy to keep possession.

Gareth Bale races down the left, gets into the box and then performs a dive that Tom Daily would be proud of.

It's all Real early on. Ozil forces Gomes to make a sharp save.

Ronaldo and Adebayor indulge in a couple of no-look flicks to each other. Ekotto takes out Ronaldo again but this time it isn't a foul.

The first action of the match is a boot up the bum for Ronaldo from Ekotto. No yellow card though.

Real Madrid get the game underway, kicking from left to right, wearing a purple/blue kit.

Crunch time is nearly upon us. Spurs boss Harry Redknapp has selected his best possible team and is going to give this a real go, no matter how improbable it seems.

<b>ESPNsoccernet's John Brewin at White Hart Lane:</b> <i>The big screens are showing footage of Spurs' glory, glory nights from earlier this season, though footage from the Bernabeu just eight days previously was not in evidence. Funny, that.</i>

Ronaldo has just missed an easy shot in the pre-match warm up and has already thrown one of his trademark tantrums.

And now one for the Real Madrid fans: Tottenham have kept just three clean sheets in their last 17 European games at White Hart Lane.

A pre-match stat to give you Spurs fans hope: Tottenham have scored four or more goals in a European home game on 19 previous occasions.

Arbeloa is in at left back for Real so he'll have to stop Lennon. Marcello has been pushed into midfield... Spurs could do with the Brazlian being sent off and then pumping their fists in the air with joy.

No sign of a virus this week for Aaron Lennon and he is in the starting line up for Spurs, who need to score four goals without out reply just to force extra-time. Lennon's pace on the wing will be vital.

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Sandro breaks down the right. Van Der Vaart wins a corner.

Ekotto takes down a half-clearance and shoots from 35-yards. His effort is on target and really travelling but gets blocked on the edge of the box.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Huddlestone goes off and is replaced by Sandro.

Defoe has been lively since coming on and it looks like Redknapp is going to make another change.

Defoe twists and turns, he thinks about shooting but instead plays a poor pass in the direction of Pav. He should have taken the shot.

Spurs break but Pav's pass to Bale on the left flank is shocking and the Russian holds his head in his hands.

Kaka's next touch is a long-range shot that Gomes does well to palm past the post.

<b>ESPNsoccernet's John Brewin at White Hart Lane:</b> <i>Not a bad sub to bring on, is it? Ronaldo has done his job and can look forward to meeting Messi this weekend.</i>

Kaka's first touch is a great pass to Khedira, who is shoved off the ball in the box by Ekotto. No foul says the ref and Gomes collects the ball ... eventually.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Ronaldo goes off to a chorus of boos and on comes Kaka.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/images/2011/0413/heurelhogomescantkeepballoutvreal20110413_275x155.jpg"> <br>Gomes attempts to claw the ball out of the back of the net after his blunder.

Pav finds Defoe, who beats Albiol and shoots from 30-yards. Casillas saves to his right.

Ronaldo attempts to delve into his bag of tricks but Huddlestone is having none of it and tackles him with a robust challenge.

<b>Stat:</b> Cristiano Ronaldo has now scored four goals in his last three competitive games against Tottenham.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Tottenham make a change. Lennon goes off and comes a striker, Defoe.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/images/2011/0413/garethbaleogshot20110413_275x155.jpg"> <br>Gareth Bale fires a shot home past Ilker Casillas, but the goal was ruled out for offside against Van der Vaart.

<b>ESPNsoccernet's John Brewin at White Hart Lane:</b> <i>OOOOOH. Pav header should have been better. </i>

Van Der Vaart crosses for Pav, who gets his head to the ball but puts his effort over the bar. He should have done better.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Real make a change. Ramos goes off and Granero comes on.

Lennon wins a corner. Van Der Vaart takes it and Casillas claims.

Bale is chasing the ball over the place but Real are just passing the ball around the back four to keep possession.

Well Spurs are still giving it a go just a win tonight will now do.

<b>ESPNsoccernet's John Brewin at White Hart Lane:</b> <i>"We're going to win 6-1." Nice try, Tottenham but it was half-hearted.</i>

There has been a goal in tonight's other game. Inter have made it 1-1 on the night and trail 6-3 on aggregate.

Oh dear, oh dear. Ronaldo took a pot shot from distance. It went straight at Gomes who somehow managed to fumble and easy catch at chest height.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/goal.gif"> <b>GOAL</b> Gomes has flapped at Ronaldo shot. Terrible keeping.

Spurs are trying to keep the tempo high but the quality of their final pass has been poor so far this half.

Khedira falls over rather easily but wins a freekick. Spurs are quickly back on the attack with Modric.

There are no changes to either side after the break.

Real are out late for the second-half but we are now underway. Spurs need a goal every 11.3 minutes.

<b>HT stat:</b> Emmanuel Adebayor made twice as many touches (40) as Roman Pavlyuchenko in the first half.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/images/2011/0413/romanpavlyuchenko,samikhedira_275x155.jpg"> <br>Roman Pavlyuchenko battles Sami Khedira.

<b>HT stat:</b> Tottenham made 69 passes in the attacking third in the first half, 27 more than they did in the entire first leg.

<b>HT</b> Spurs need four goals in the second half just to force extra time and they will really have to go for it now. Unfortunately, that will leave them open at the back.

<b>HT</b> Spurs have played well and have looked comfortable at times but they just can't get that breakthrough.

That's the final action of the half as the ref blows his whistle for the break.

Pav shoots from long-range and stings the hands of Casillas but it was an easy save to make.

<b>Schalke have scored against Inter Milan in tonight's other game. It's 6-2 on aggregate and it's all over.</b>

Its four on four as Real break. Spurs defend for their lives and Dawson eventually blocks Ronaldo's shot and then gets the ball clear.

Pav goes for goal but his long-range shot takes a deflection off Modric and goes wide.

Lennon wriggles away from Arbeloa on the right but there are two more Real players to get past and he can't beat them all.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/yellow_card.jpg" height="15"> Carvalho takes down Huddlestone with a wild tackle. He will miss the semi-final against Barca... if Real go through.

<b>ESPNsoccernet's John Brewin at White Hart Lane:</b> <i>"S**t Crystal Palace, you're just a s**t Crystal Palace" at Spurs." Witty from the Real Madrid faithful.</i>

Van Der Vaart knocks the ball down to Bale who volleys it into the back of the net. The flag is up for offside against Van Der Vaart - correctly.

Ramos gets his head to the corner and lobs an effort towards the back post. Gomes claws the ball out from under the crossbar.

Ozil whips in the corner, Gomes misses the ball and Dawson heads behind for anthor corner.

Pav gifts the ball to Khedira, who plays in Ronaldo. He is one on one with Dawson but can only win a corner.

Ronaldo races down the right flank. He beats two men and then Van Der Vaart takes him down with a foul.

Khedira is up on his feet and will rejoin the action with Spurs in possession.

It's a facial injury and so the German is being treated on the pitch and the game has to stop.

Khadira has stayed down after a clash with his own man and looks in trouble.

There are some positive signs for Spurs but they still need that first goal to make things happen.

Bale's throw-in goes straight to Huddelstone at the near post. The big midfielder attempts to turn and shoot but fires into the side netting.

Real double up on Bale as Spurs probe the left flank. They need to bring Lennon into play a bit more, he is starting to get some joy against Arbeloa.

Pav goes down in the box under challenge from Albiol. It was a penalty in my opinion but the ref hasn't given it.

Lennon races onto a pass from Huddelstone (yes he's got one right) and cuts the ball abck to the edge of the box for Pav, who skies his shot over the bar.

The early frantic pace has gone out of the game now. It's all about the midfield battle at the moment.

<b>ESPNsoccernet's John Brewin at White Hart Lane:</b> <i>'Just a sh*t Barcelona' is the song of the moment.</i>

Huddlestone keeps giving the ball away in central midfield. His passing has been woeful.

Modric and Bale combine down the left to win a throw deep in Real's half, but it comes to nothing.

Lennon is blocked by Marcelo as Spurs look to break. The ref keeps his cards in his pocket.

Van der Vaart takes the resulting freekick and Casillas comes off his line to punch clear. Real break and Ronaldo fires wide.

Ramos takes out Bale with a kung-fu style knee in the ribs. Bale needs treatment.

Reals metronomic passing in possession has taken the sting out of Spurs' attack.

Real contniue to probe and the move only breaks down when Adebayor is flagged for offside.

Real probe the Spurs defence but there is no way through.

<b>ESPNsoccernet's John Brewin at White Hart Lane:</b> <i>That was waste from Bale. Time ticks on for the home team and the Welshman's reputation with the dead ball is waning. Famous last words. Marcelo, the pick here so far.</i>

...Bale takes it and shoots straight into the wall. What an anti climax!

Spurs are building up a head of steam. Pavlyuchenko wins a freekick from Khadira and this is a chance to get a strike at goal...

Bale is well up for this. He beats Albiol and slides a pass across the face of goal but once again it is just a little bit off target.

Hudlestone is too sloppy in midfield and Spurs give the ball away. They really can't afford to do things like that.

<b>Stat:</b> Real have not won an away match in the knockout phase since a 2-0 win at Barcelona in 2002.

Adebayor beats the offside trap but his cutback for Ozil is too far behind the German and Spurs are lucky.

Bale takes the ball down and bamboozles Ramos in one movement but he has very little support from his team-mates.

Adebayor holds the ball up well for Real, who patiently build an attack.

Bale races on to a Modric pass and cuts the ball across the face of goal. Two Spurs players stick out a foot to turn it goalwards but just can't get the crucial touch.

Tottenham are yet to mount a real attack. The ball is with Real's back four, who are happy to keep possession.

Gareth Bale races down the left, gets into the box and then performs a dive that Tom Daily would be proud of.

It's all Real early on. Ozil forces Gomes to make a sharp save.

Ronaldo and Adebayor indulge in a couple of no-look flicks to each other. Ekotto takes out Ronaldo again but this time it isn't a foul.

The first action of the match is a boot up the bum for Ronaldo from Ekotto. No yellow card though.

Real Madrid get the game underway, kicking from left to right, wearing a purple/blue kit.

Crunch time is nearly upon us. Spurs boss Harry Redknapp has selected his best possible team and is going to give this a real go, no matter how improbable it seems.

<b>ESPNsoccernet's John Brewin at White Hart Lane:</b> <i>The big screens are showing footage of Spurs' glory, glory nights from earlier this season, though footage from the Bernabeu just eight days previously was not in evidence. Funny, that.</i>

Ronaldo has just missed an easy shot in the pre-match warm up and has already thrown one of his trademark tantrums.

And now one for the Real Madrid fans: Tottenham have kept just three clean sheets in their last 17 European games at White Hart Lane.

A pre-match stat to give you Spurs fans hope: Tottenham have scored four or more goals in a European home game on 19 previous occasions.

Arbeloa is in at left back for Real so he'll have to stop Lennon. Marcello has been pushed into midfield... Spurs could do with the Brazlian being sent off and then pumping their fists in the air with joy.

No sign of a virus this week for Aaron Lennon and he is in the starting line up for Spurs, who need to score four goals without out reply just to force extra-time. Lennon's pace on the wing will be vital.

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