Champions League: Real Madrid beat Spurs 4-0

Real Madrid beat Tottenham Hotspur 4-0 at the Bernabeu stadium to inflict Spurs' record defeat.

Real Madrid beat Tottenham Hotspur 4-0 at the Bernabeu stadium to inflict Spurs’ record defeat in European competition and leave the first two quarter-finals virtually over before next week’s second legs.

Spurs faced an almost impossible task for most of the match after striker Peter Crouch was sent off in the 15th minute.

The result left Real coach Jose Mourinho already looking towards a possible semi-final against arch-rivals Barcelona,who host Shakhtar Donetsk in their first leg on Wednesday.

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If we have to play against Barcelona we have to train well with 10 men because every time I go there,it’s the same story,he told Sky Sports.

With Schalke and Real all but through,Tottenham and Inter must stage incredible comebacks to make the last four after both finished with 10 men and were punished for defensive lapses.

The game at the San Siro was the second in the Champions League to produce seven goals this season after Inter beat Spurs 4-3 there in the group stage.

Trouble started for Spurs before kickoff when winger Aaron Lennon was taken ill after the teams left their dressing rooms.

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The London side quickly found themselves a goal down to an Emmanuel Adebayor header after four minutes and a man down after Crouch’s dismissal for a second yellow card 11 minutes later.

Adebayor,who made a habit of scoring against Spurs when he played for their arch-rivals Arsenal,doubled Real’s lead with a second header before Angel Di Maria and Cristiano Ronaldo completed the rout in the closing stages.