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Crouch sent off as Real thrash TottenhamEmmanuel Adebayor headed a goal in each half as Real Madrid beat 10-man Tottenham 4-0 in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final on Tuesday.Adebayor beat Jermaine Jenas to the ball after just four minutes at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium to guide a header past goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes and through the legs of Luka Modric on the line.Adebayor added Madrid's second by guiding Marcelo's cross home in the 57th minute before goals from Angel Di Maria and Cristiano Ronaldo ensured a comfortable advantage ahead of next week's return leg at White Hart Lane.Ronaldo, risked despite his recent bout of hamstring trouble, completed the rout with a late volley which allows Real to start to dream of a tenth title but first since Zinedine Zidane delivered the trophy with a majestic winner in 2002.Earlier in the season, in the group phase, Spurs conceded four goals in a half at Inter Milan before a Gareth Bale treble at least earned respect guild wars 2 gold.But they showed no such powers of recovery Tuesday and now have a huge mountain to climb in the return at White Hart Lane.Harry Redknapp's men shot themselves in the foot when, having conceded the dreaded early goal, they then lost England striker Crouch to a second yellow card wielded by German referee Felix Brych after only a quarter of an hour for going in late on Marcelo.The thumping win had a satisfied Jose Mourinho applauding enthusiastically on the touchline as the Real coach, who saw his nine-year unbeaten league home record ended Saturday by Gijon gw2 gold, attempts to mastermind what would be a unique achievement - leading a third club to Champions League glory after Porto in 2004 and Inter last season.With Real having all but conceded the league title to Barcelona there has been talk in the Spanish media of Mourinho still having to prove himself at Real.The man himself was cautious after the win."We are almost there - but I know the English mentality very well gw2 gold. It's only over when it's over. We have to respect our rivals," Mourinho told French broadcaster Canal Plus. "But 4-0 is a great result."
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