'Real' Escape in Champions League

For a brief moment as Emmanuel Adebayor headed home for Tottenham to take a 2 - 1 advantage, it seemed the Champions League dream was over for JM and his Real Madrid players.

Fast forward 90 seconds and it was Gonzalo Higuain slotting a shot past Hotspurs keeper Brad Friedel to level it up and keep all hopes alive.

"I think we all knew at that moment that destiny would not let us exit now." JM spoke yesterday before a packed media conference.

Then with Tottenham doing Madrid a huge favour and beating Villarreal in the following and final game of the group stage, Madrid only needed 2 goals at home to Zenith to secure progression to the round of 16. Easier said than done some might say.

However on the night, nothing was going to deny the Merengues as they pulled off one of the most amazing magic acts in Champions League history! A wonderful strike from Mesut Ozil and a penalty cooly converted by Cristiano Ronaldo was enough to take Real through.

A victory for the ages. A 'Real' great night indeed!

Madrid celebrate Ronaldo's crucial penalty