Özil and Cristiano tore Everton apart with their passing and their goals. The German and the Portuguese were instrumental in both of Real’s goals, proving that they are perfectly capable of playing together.

Cristiano had not scored for three matches, but he ended that bad run against Everton. He pounced on a great pass from Özil before rounding Tim Howard in the Everton goal and slotting the ball home. The Portuguese turned provider for Mesut just minutes later. Real’s second of the game came after Cristiano’s pass left Özil little to do but push the ball towards goal.