Real Madrid vs Espanyol Highlights

Cristiano Ronaldo, Gonzalo Higuain and Karim Benzema were all on target as Real Madrid claimed a Hard earned 3-0 victory over Espanyol in a high tempered encounter which also saw three players sent off at the Bernabeu.
Ronaldo opened the scoring with a twice-taken penalty in the first half and then Higuain and substitute Benzema added two more in the final 11 minutes.

Neither side finished the match with a full set of players, with Madrid defender Pepe the first to be sent off in the 60th minute, before Espanyol duo Ernesto Galan (63) and Juan Forlin (89) also received their marching orders.

The result means Madrid now have 10 points from four games and top the table under new coach Jose Mourinho, while Espanyol remain eight with six points.

The final scoreline may have looked convincing but it was a far from comfortable victory for the star-studded Spanish giants, who struggled to get the better of a well-organised and disciplined Espanyol side in the early minutes.

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21-09-2010 – Real Madrid 3-0 Espanyol Highlights

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Real Sociedad vs Real Madrid Highlights: Spanish Primera División

Real Madrid temporarily moved to the top of the Primera Division table, after defeating Real Sociedad in a hard-fought and battling encounter at the Anoeta stadium this evening.

Madrid rode their luck on occasion against a spirited Sociedad side in the first half before taking a 51st-minute lead through Angel Di Maria’s superb strike.

That advantage lasted just 11 minutes though before veteran striker Raul Tamudo equalized for Sociedad, the first goal Madrid have conceded in four competitive games under new coach Jose Mourinho.

Madrid again gained the lead and eventually won their first away game thanks to a huge slice of luck in the 74th minute.

Cristiano Ronaldo, looking for his first goal of the season, fired in a 25-yard free-kick that took a big deflection off team-mate Pepe standing in the wall and Sociedad goalkeeper Claudio Bravo could only watch as the ball ballooned past him and into the far top corner of the net.

The victory lifts Madrid on to seven points from three games and to the top of the standings, although they could be replaced tomorrow depending on how Atletico Madrid, Valencia and Sevilla fare in their matches.

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Real Madrid vs Ajax Highlights: Champions League

Real Madrid’s new coach Jose Mourinho enjoyed a winning start to the Champions League campaign with a comfortable victory over Ajax at the Bernabeu.

Madrid took the lead in the 31st minute when the ball ended in the back of the net after Gonzalo Higuain and Ajax defender Vurnon Anita had challenged for a corner, and then the prolific Higuain made it 2-0 in the 73rd minute to complete a much deserved win for Mourinho’s men.

However, if Madrid want to make a serious effort to win this year’s Champions League having been knocked out at the last-16 stage for the last six editions then they will probably need to improve a great deal on their finishing.

The star-studded Spanish giants had countless efforts on goal but a mixture of good goalkeeping from Ajax custodian Maarten Stekelenburg, the woodwork and poor finishing saved Martin Jol’s Ajax from a heavy defeat in their Group G opener.

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Lyon vs Real Madrid Highlights: UEFA Champions League

Jean Makoun’s brilliant second-half effort gave Lyon a deserved lead to take into the second leg of their Champions League last-16 clash against Real Madrid.

Following a scoreless first half that saw Lyon make most of the running and also hit the woodwork, Makoun struck what would prove to be the only goal of the tie two minutes after the break with a stunning 25-yard effort.

That goal pushed Madrid to their third successive defeat at the Stade Gerland, and the Spanish giants – whose Bernabeu stadium is the venue for this year’s final – have lot of work to do if they are avoid being dumped out at the last-16 stage for the sixth successive campaign.

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