( CNN ) -- Emmanuel Adebayor scored a header in each half , while Angel Di Maria and Cristiano Ronaldo added further goals , as Real Madrid overpowered 10-man Tottenham 4-0 in the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal at the Bernabeu . Real boss Jose Mourinho is attempting to become the first coach in history to win three Champions League titles with three different clubs , and he remains on course to achieve that feat after this comfortable victory . The home side had the perfect start when they took the lead in the fourth minute -- Adebayor climbing above the Spurs defense to head home a Mesut Ozil corner , with goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes and Luka Modric getting in each other 's way as they attempted to clear the ball on the goalline . Tottenham 's task was made even harder when England forward Peter Crouch was sent off in the 15th minute . Booked early on for a sliding tackle , Crouch committed an almost identical foul on Marcelo to receive a second yellow card to leave the visitors with a mountain to climb . And Real made Tottenham pay for Crouch 's indiscipline with a second goal 11 minutes after the break , Adebayor converting another header from Marcelo 's left-wing cross . It continued former Arsenal striker Adebayor 's superb scoring record against Tottenham , with the Togo international having now netted 10 goals in 10 games against Spurs . Adebayor almost made it a hat-trick of headed goals in the 66th minute when he rose at the far post to meet Lassana Diarra 's cross , but Gomes did superbly to parry the ball over the crossbar . But , by now , the home side were piling on the pressure and they scored the goal of the night in the 72nd minute with Di Maria curled a delightful left-foot shot into the top corner . And Real added a fourth with three minutes remaining when Ronaldo , who had been doubtful to start the match because of injury , scored from an acute angle , although his weak shot appeared to go straight through Gomes . The result means Real Madrid now have one foot in the semifinals and a potential last four encounter with bitter rivals Barcelona in what could be one of the most anticipated pair of matches in European football history .
Real Madrid overpower 10-man Tottenham 4-0 in Champions League quarterfinal . Emmanuel Adebayor scores twice with Andel Di Maria and Cristiano Ronaldo also netting . Tottenham have Peter Crouch sent off in the first half for two sliding tackles . The result leaves Real Madrid on target for a semifinal clash with rivals Barcelona .