2009/10 · Champions League · Group play match 6

Olympique Marseille 1–3 Real Madrid

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Match summary

Real Madrid beat Olympique Marseille 3–1 on 8 December 2009 in Champions League group play match 6. Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro 4', Raúl Albiol Tortajada 59' and Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro 80' scored for Real Madrid; Lucho González 11' replied for Olympique Marseille.

It was Real Madrid's 5th win in 5 meetings between the clubs (5 wins, 0 draws, 0 defeats for Real Madrid). Real Madrid have won the last 5 meetings. Real Madrid went into the game with a recent run of W W W L W.

Match events

4'GoalCristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro
9'Yellow cardBrandao
11'GoalLucho González
29'Yellow cardGonzalo Higuaín "Pipita"
37'Yellow cardXabier Alonso Olano
59'GoalRaúl Albiol Tortajada
62'SubstitutionBakary Kone for Edouard Cissé
62'SubstitutionKarim Benzema for Gonzalo Higuaín "Pipita"
64'Yellow cardGabriel Iván Heinze
66'Yellow cardIker Casillas Fernández
67'SubstitutionMatthieu Valbuena for Mamadou Niang
68'Penalty missedLucho González
72'SubstitutionRaúl González Blanco for Rafael Ferdinand van der Vaart
77'SubstitutionFernando Morientes Sánchez for Brandao
79'SubstitutionMahamadou Diarra for Xabier Alonso Olano
80'GoalCristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro

Match report9 December 2009

Zidane left in awe by 2-goal Real Madrid ace Ronaldo

By Frank Henriksen

Zinedine Zidane hailed Cristiano Ronaldo after his brace for Real Madrid in their Champions League win at Marseille.

Zidane was in the stands to see the game and admits he was impressed by Ronaldo's contribution.

"Cristiano is very good, he is phenomenal. He does great things, sometimes even better than me. I see him doing very well at Madrid, of course he can win the FIFA award."

"Real have very good players, each week they're better as a team and we're just four months in," said Zidane.

"Karim Benzema is very happy at Real, he is happy, I do not know why they are talking so much about him ... Well, yes, because now he is a Real player. I would have liked it to have gone well for Marseille but Madrid was superior."

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