Casillas relieved as 10-man Real defeats Espanyol
China Daily | Updated: 2011-02-15 07:52
Real Madrid's Brazilian defender Marcelo scores during its Spanish League match against Espanyol on Sunday at the Cornella-El Prat Stadium in Cornella, near Barcelona. Real won 1-0. Luis Gene / Agence France-Presse |
MADRID - Real Madrid showed real character to close the gap on leader Barcelona to five points, winning 1-0 at Espanyol on Sunday, despite playing virtually the whole match with 10 men after goalkeeper and captain Iker Casillas was sent off after just 90 seconds.
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