Real Madrid progressed to the Champions League quarterfinals for the second straight season after easing past CSKA Moscow 4-1 at the Bernabéu.
Following a 1-1 draw in the first leg, Madrid the lead as Gonzalo Higuaín slotted home from Kaká's pull-back in the 26th minute.
CSKA goalkeeper Sergei Chepchugov gifted Madrid the second goal when he fumbled Cristiano Ronaldo's long-range shot on 55 minutes and Karim Benzema slotted home the third at the second attempt with 20 minutes remaining.
Zoran Tošić got a consolation for CSKA with a wonderful strike five minutes later, but Ronaldo ensured a 5-2 aggregate victory on the last move of the game.
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Following a 1-1 draw in the first leg, Madrid the lead as Gonzalo Higuaín slotted home from Kaká's pull-back in the 26th minute.
CSKA goalkeeper Sergei Chepchugov gifted Madrid the second goal when he fumbled Cristiano Ronaldo's long-range shot on 55 minutes and Karim Benzema slotted home the third at the second attempt with 20 minutes remaining.
Zoran Tošić got a consolation for CSKA with a wonderful strike five minutes later, but Ronaldo ensured a 5-2 aggregate victory on the last move of the game.
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Also see:
- Champions League: Chelsea 4-1 AET (agg 5-4) Napoli
- Champions League: Bayern Munich 7-0 (agg 7-1) Basel
- Champions League: Inter Milan 2-1 (agg 2-2) Marseille
- Champions League: Barcelona 7-1 (agg 10-2) Leverkusen
- Champions League: APOEL 1-0 (agg 1-1 (4-3 AP)) Lyon
- Champions League: Arsenal 3-0 (agg 3-4) AC Milan
- Champions League: Benfica 2-0 (agg 4-3) Zenit
