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Ronaldo double sees Real thru to Cup final
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 13 - 02 - 2014

MADRID — Cristiano Ronaldo netted a pair of early penalties to give Real Madrid a 2-0 win at King's Cup holder Atletico Madrid Tuesday that put it through to the final 5-0 on aggregate.
Real, which has not conceded a goal in this season's competition, is likely to meet rivals Barcelona in April's showpiece as the record winner leads 2-0 against Real Sociedad ahead of Wednesday's semifinal, second leg in San Sebastian.
Real's 3-0 win in last week's first leg at the Bernabeu Stadium meant Atletico, which beat its city neighbor 2-1 in last year's final at the same venue, faced a huge task to turn the tie around in the return across town at the Calderon.
It got off to the worst possible start when teenage defender Javier Manquillo tripped Ronaldo in the penalty area in the sixth minute.
The Portugal forward smashed the spot kick past Daniel Aranzubia and things went from bad to worse for the home side when Emiliano Insua then felled Gareth Bale and the referee awarded another penalty.
Atletico forward Raul Garcia had crashed a shot against the post minutes earlier but Ronaldo buried the spot kick into the corner to make it 2-0 with only 16 minutes gone.
Ronaldo, who is serving a three-match La Liga ban after being sent off for violent conduct, had an eventful end to the first half when he was booked for an aerial challenge on Manquillo and then hit on the head by a lighter as he left the pitch at the break.
The FIFA Ballon d'Or winner did not appear to have sustained any injury and played most of the second half before making way for Jese.
Manquillo landed awkwardly and suffered neck damage and was transferred to hospital for checks as Atletico slipped to its third straight defeat, including Saturday's 2-0 reverse at Almeria in La Liga.
Fiorentina in final
Manuel Pasqual and Juan Cuadrado gave Fiorentina a 2-0 victory over Udinese Tuesday and a place in the Italian Cup final after a 3-2 win on aggregate.
Trailing 2-1 from the first leg, Fiorentina leveled on aggregate in the 14th minute when Joaquin Sanchez Rodriguez headed back a long ball from David Pizarro and Pasqual smashed home an angled volley.
Cuadrado scored the winner in the 61st, with a ferocious shot that clipped the underside of the crossbar.
As Udinese chased an equalizer in stoppage time, there was a red card for Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu, who was on the substitutes' bench, and then another for Maurizio Domizzi.
Fiorentina will play either Roma or Napoli, who were meeting Wednesday, in the May 3 final. Roma leads 3-2 after the first leg. — Agencies


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