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Adebayor scores landmark 5,000th Real Madrid goal at the Bernabeu in win over Sevilla
03 Feb 2011 at 12:09hrs | Views
Emmanuel Adebayor confirmed Real Madrid's progression to the Copa del Rey final with his first goal at the Santiago Bernabeu against Sevilla, and in the process clocked up Madrid's 5,000th strike at the ground.
The landmark goal secured the win for Real, with Mesut Oezil scoring the opener to set Jose Mourinho's men on their way to a 2-0 victory.
Adebayor has joined a list of greats from Real Madrid history. Jose Giralt scored the first goal for Real Madrid in 1903 against Espanyol, the 1,000th was scored by Belmar, the 2,000th by Francisco Gento, the 3,000th Juanito, 4,000th Amavisca and 5,000th Adebayor.
"I am very pleased I managed to score. The team had many chances to score and we can say that we played well," Adebayor told Marca.
The landmark goal secured the win for Real, with Mesut Oezil scoring the opener to set Jose Mourinho's men on their way to a 2-0 victory.
"I am very pleased I managed to score. The team had many chances to score and we can say that we played well," Adebayor told Marca.
Source - Byo24NEWS
