3-1: 10th European Title on hold!



The two targets that Monaco's captain hit, plus Morientes', ruined all Madrid's hopes to go on with the European adventure. Raúl put his team ahead in the first quarter, but the home side reacted in the second one and succeded in their determination to turn the score round. They will be playing the semifinal with Chelsea, which also gave everybody a bit of surprise. Contrary to all predictions, Real is now out of the Champions League, with no chance to confirm the customary continental achievement in the even years. Queiroz' squad fought hard all the way through, but the second goal never got in (as Raul's hit was finally disallowed). It would have been the qualifying goal for Real. Congratulations to AS Monaco. A battle well fought!

THE MATCH:
3 – AS MONACO: Roma; Givet, Rodriguez, Ibarra, Evra; Plasil, Rothen, Cisse, Giuly (El Fakiri 81´); Morientes (Adebayor 84´) and Prso (Nonda 60´).
1 – REAL MADRID: Casillas; Salgado (Raul Bravo 84´), Helguera, Mejia, Roberto Carlos; Borja (Solari 70´), Guti (Portillo 87´), Figo, Zidane; Raul and Ronaldo.
GOALS:
0-1, min.35: Ronaldo advances, passes it to Guti, who lets Raul have it and follow through.
1-1, min.45: Morientes heads the ball for Giuly, who nets the ball
2-1, min.47: Morientes heads the ball into the net from a pass by Evra.
3-1, min.65: Ibarra's shot is cleared by the defence, Giuly controls the ball with his heel and scores.
REFEREE: Pierluigi Collina (Italy). Helguera (29´) and Borja (59´) were cautioned.
OTHER FACTS: Champions League quarterfinals. Luis II Stadium, 18,000 spectators. Prince Rainiero and his son Alberto of Monaco presided over the match from the royal box in the company of Florentino Perez. Carlos Queiroz ruled out Jordi. 1.000 Real Madrid fans on the stands.