Ramos sees red but Real beats Rayo
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February 19, 2013, Tuesday
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REAL Madrid had little trouble hanging on to beat crosstown rival Rayo Vallecano 2-0 despite Sergio Ramos' early sending off, giving coach Jose Mourinho a victory in his 100th Spanish league game on Sunday.
Young striker Alvaro Morata put Real ahead in just the third minute. Ramos doubled the advantage with a header in the 12th, but the Spain defender then left the hosts with 10 men in the 18th after picking up two bookings in a two-minute span.
Real's win kept it in third place, four points behind Atletico Madrid after it won 3-0 at Valladolid. Barcelona leads Atletico by 12 points at the top of the table with the league almost two-thirds through.
In his third season with Real, Mourinho has a league record of 76 victories, 13 draws and 11 losses.
Mourinho marked his milestone by making another change to his starting lineup by leaving France striker Karim Benzema on the bench in favor of the 20-year-old Morata. "We started the match well with two goals in the opening minutes, but then it's always tough to play a man down," Morata said. "I'm playing with some of the best players in the world and learning little by little. I couldn't ask for anything else."
Atletico bounced back from its first home loss in 20 games against Rubin Kazan in the Europa League last Thursday with its most convincing road performance in league play since September.
Radamel Falcao scored his 20th league goal this season in the 11th to set Atletico on way to its first win in six league matches away. Diego Costa doubled the tally in the 53rd, and Cristian Rodriguez added a third in the 90th.
Also, Valencia scored twice after going down to 10 men to beat struggling Mallorca 2-0 at home. Valencia's win lifted it into fifth place, two points from the Champion League positions.
Young striker Alvaro Morata put Real ahead in just the third minute. Ramos doubled the advantage with a header in the 12th, but the Spain defender then left the hosts with 10 men in the 18th after picking up two bookings in a two-minute span.
Real's win kept it in third place, four points behind Atletico Madrid after it won 3-0 at Valladolid. Barcelona leads Atletico by 12 points at the top of the table with the league almost two-thirds through.
In his third season with Real, Mourinho has a league record of 76 victories, 13 draws and 11 losses.
Mourinho marked his milestone by making another change to his starting lineup by leaving France striker Karim Benzema on the bench in favor of the 20-year-old Morata. "We started the match well with two goals in the opening minutes, but then it's always tough to play a man down," Morata said. "I'm playing with some of the best players in the world and learning little by little. I couldn't ask for anything else."
Atletico bounced back from its first home loss in 20 games against Rubin Kazan in the Europa League last Thursday with its most convincing road performance in league play since September.
Radamel Falcao scored his 20th league goal this season in the 11th to set Atletico on way to its first win in six league matches away. Diego Costa doubled the tally in the 53rd, and Cristian Rodriguez added a third in the 90th.
Also, Valencia scored twice after going down to 10 men to beat struggling Mallorca 2-0 at home. Valencia's win lifted it into fifth place, two points from the Champion League positions.
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