5-2 putas
Bernd Schuster's boys looked dead and buried as they trailed Lokomotiv Moscow 2-0 at half time, but in a manner reminiscent of last season's La Liga triumph, they hit back with five second half goals to blitz their opponents.Real Madrid produced a strong second-half comeback to come from two goals down at the break to chalk up a convincing scoreline against their Russian hosts in the Russian Railways Cup.
Guti scored twice while Gonzalo Higuaín, Javier Saviola and Javier Balboa all scored to lift confidence in los Merengues' camp and set up a final against PSV, after the Dutch outfit beat AC Milan on penalties.
Bernd Schuster's did not make the ideal start as they looked nervous and were made to pay for that early on when Lokomotiv took the lead after just three minutes when Marco Ivanovic headed home from a corner.
The central defensive partnership of Pepe and Christoph Metzelder looked uncertain, but the Russians netted a second following a mistake from one of Madrid's most reliable players in the 21st minute.
Iker Casillas looked to control a high ball with his knee, but after hitting the keeper it bounced away and Dramane Traoré stole in to tuck the ball into an empty net.
At the start of the second period, Schuster made a number of changes and they had an immediate affect on his new look side.
Guti forced the first goal in the 52nd minute and 60 seconds later the visitors were level when Higuaín beat Sergei Rhyzykov.
Despite the flurry of goals, clear chances were at a premium and it was not until Madrid's next meaningful attack that they forced Lokomotiv into another msitake.
Saviola attacked a low cross and was brought down in front of goal by Emir Spahic and won his team a penatlty, before standing up to tuck home his first goal for Madrid since joining the club FC Barcelona.
Lokotmoiv appeared to be ready to stetle for a draw as they maintained their defensive stance until the closing moments of the encounter when a sudden push forward saw them punished at the other end.
With all the home side's players pushed up for a corner, Guti was quick to exploit the space and he raced away on a counter-attack before dummying the keeper and defender and steering the ball inside the near post for Madrid's fourth.
Moments later, and with injury time looming, the visitors netted a fifth when Saviola exchanged passes and after the keeper had saved at the feet of the Argentinian, Blaboa raced in to score from the rebound.
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