Real Madrid vs AS Monaco, 1st Leg
Who won: Real Madrid 4-2
Real Madrid beat AS Monaco 4-2 in 1st Leg on Wednesday, March 24, 2004 at Santiago Bernabeu. Goals for Real Madrid: Ivan Helguera (51'), Zinedine Zidane (69'), Luis Figo (76') and Ronaldo (81'). Goals for Monaco: Sébastien Squillaci (43') and Fernando Sanchez Morientes (83').
Play by play
- 95'
Real took a while to get into the groove tonight. Some good early pressure got no goals and Monaco moved in and got what they deserved. But in the second half Real showed their quality and their awesome firepower. Can Monaco get back into things? Well, it will be one of the finest comebacks the competition has known if they can!
- 95'
The final whistle goes and that's full time
- 94'
And that means Becks will miss the return leg in Monaco
- 93'
Beckham flies in with a rash tackle and gets a booking
- 92'
The kick goes in, but is cleared
- 91'
Figo goes on a run down the left and wins the home side a corner
- 90'
We're going to have about 5 minutes of added time
- 88'
Erva is stretchered off and in his place comes El Fakiri. That sort of thing spoils what has been a great game of football.
- 87'
Evra is in trouble and can't carry on. Figo looks as guilty as he should, shocking tackle that could well have broken some bones.
- 86'
Figo gets a talking to from the ref after going over on Patrice Evra's legs in a terrible tackle. Erva is in real pain.
- 85'
Monaco are still up for this game - two away goals and the tie that looked over after Real's fourth now doesn't seem such a foregone conclusion
- 84'
Ronaldo is off having been replaced by Solari
- 83'
Morientes has scored with a towering header and the law of the returning striker lives on. Morientes, on loan at Monaco for the season, is a big favourite at the Bernabeu and the home fans are clapping his goal!
- 82'
Goal for Monaco!
- 81'
Zidane slipped a perfectly weighted ball to Ronaldo and he fired the ball from the right of the box, after gaining space on two markers, into the corner of the net
- 80'
Ronaldo makes it 4!
- 79'
A great first half for Monaco, but they have been steam-rollered in the second spell by a Real Madrid side that have looked, at times, awesome
- 78'
A change for Real with Borja coming on Guti
- 77'
Figo's spot kick was saved brilliantly by Roma's left hand but Figo used head to get the goal. The kick was conceded by Squillaci who hacked at Ronaldo who was showing his step-over skills!
- 76'
...which Figo scores!
- 75'
Penalty for Real...
- 74'
Monaco sense their chance and exploit some spaces in the Real half with Bernardi and Giuly
- 73'
Sunbs for both sides warming up
- 72'
Quality defending from Helguera to deny Giuly after a wonderful move from the visitors
- 71'
Zidane fires in at the near post after collect a spilt shot. Guti fed Zidane who passed unselfishly to Figo, his shot wasn't gather by the keeper and Zidane did the rest!
