Champions League quarters: Rampant Real hit four goals to bury 10-man Spurs

Real Madrid returned to their ruthless best on Tuesday when Emmanuel Adebayor struck twice in a 4-0 drubbing of 10-man Tottenham Hotspur as the Spanish giants seized control of their Champions League quarter-final. Real, making their first appearance in the last eight since 2004, strolled past debutants Spurs after the 15th-minute dismissal of England striker Peter Crouch gave the home side's quest for a 10th European Cup crown a major boost.
Jose Mourinho's side were already 1-0 up when Crouch earned a second booking after Adebayor had outjumped his marker at a fourth-minute corner and sent a downward header goalwards that neither keeper Heurelho Gomes nor Luka Modric on the line could keep out. The Togo striker, on loan from Manchester City, added a second header in the 57th minute before Angel Di Maria scored the best goal of the night with a powerful shot into the top corner in the 72nd.
Cristiano Ronaldo completed the rout in the closing stages with a fine volley from a Kaka cross as Real bounced back in style after Saturday's 1-0 home defeat by La Liga strugglers Sporting Gijon. Adebayor, who had a spell with Tottenham's north London rivals Arsenal before joining City, has now scored 10 times against Spurs and was given a rapturous ovation when he was replaced by Gonzalo Higuain in the 75th minute.
A giant flag reading "To the final, let's go Madrid" and covering almost the entire first tier of the stands on one side of the stadium was unfurled before kick-off at the Bernabeu and Real began the game at a blistering tempo. Around 3,000 Spurs fans high up in the stands were initially in excellent voice but their hopes of a surprise result in the Spanish capital were effectively dashed within a quarter of an hour.