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December 15, 2011, Thursday
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REAL Madrid shrugged off its weekend defeat by Barcelona to beat third-tier Ponferradina 2-0 away in the fourth round of the Copa del Rey on Tuesday.
Jose Callejon put the cup holders ahead in the 29th minute of the first leg match.
Callejon steered Sami Khedira's bouncing cross into the top right corner as the former Espanyol forward continues to make the most of his limited opportunities with his new club.
Real played with 10 men from the 69th after defender Raul Albiol collected a second booking, but Cristiano Ronaldo made the game safe five minutes later.
The Portugal forward, heavily criticized for his performance in Saturday's 1-3 league defeat by Barcelona, ran onto Gonzalo Higuain's pass and shot under the goalkeeper from the left side of the area for his 22nd goal in all competitions this season.
Despite the score and the steady rain, the 8,500 fans at Toralin Stadium celebrated the rare match against the nine-team European champion by doing a Mexican wave in the game's dying minutes.
Elsewhere, Valencia, currently third in the league, drew 0-0 at third-division Cadiz.
Two more top flight clubs, Villarreal and Zaragoza, were both held to 1-1 draws at their respective third-tier opponents, Mirandes and Alcorcon.
Also, it was: Getafe 0, Malaga 1; Real Sociedad 4, Granada 1; Celta 0, Espanyol 0; Racing Santander 3, Rayo Vallecano 2; Mallorca 0, Sporting Gijon 1; Deportivo La Coruna 3, Levante 1; Almeria 1, Osasuna 3; Cordoba 1, Real Betis 0; and San Roque 0, Sevilla 1.
In Italy, Inter Milan's revival gathered pace with a 1-0 win at Genoa that moved the club into the top half of the Serie A table.
However, the entertainment of the night was to be found in Sicily, where Siena progressed to the quarterfinals of the Italian Cup by beating Palermo on 3-0 penalties following a thrilling 4-4 draw.
Josip Ilicic scored a hat-trick for cup holder Palermo, including two penalties, but missed his spot-kick in the shootout.
In Genoa, Japanese international Yuto Nagatomo headed the winner in the 67th minute, though the victory margin would have been greater were it not for a glaring error by misfiring striker Diego Milito.
It was Milito's first game against Genoa, where he spent two and a half highly prolific seasons. The Argentine left in 2009 to join Inter.
Genoa almost leveled in the closing stages but keeper Julio Cesar pulled off a stunning save to deny Miguel Veloso.
Jose Callejon put the cup holders ahead in the 29th minute of the first leg match.
Callejon steered Sami Khedira's bouncing cross into the top right corner as the former Espanyol forward continues to make the most of his limited opportunities with his new club.
Real played with 10 men from the 69th after defender Raul Albiol collected a second booking, but Cristiano Ronaldo made the game safe five minutes later.
The Portugal forward, heavily criticized for his performance in Saturday's 1-3 league defeat by Barcelona, ran onto Gonzalo Higuain's pass and shot under the goalkeeper from the left side of the area for his 22nd goal in all competitions this season.
Despite the score and the steady rain, the 8,500 fans at Toralin Stadium celebrated the rare match against the nine-team European champion by doing a Mexican wave in the game's dying minutes.
Elsewhere, Valencia, currently third in the league, drew 0-0 at third-division Cadiz.
Two more top flight clubs, Villarreal and Zaragoza, were both held to 1-1 draws at their respective third-tier opponents, Mirandes and Alcorcon.
Also, it was: Getafe 0, Malaga 1; Real Sociedad 4, Granada 1; Celta 0, Espanyol 0; Racing Santander 3, Rayo Vallecano 2; Mallorca 0, Sporting Gijon 1; Deportivo La Coruna 3, Levante 1; Almeria 1, Osasuna 3; Cordoba 1, Real Betis 0; and San Roque 0, Sevilla 1.
In Italy, Inter Milan's revival gathered pace with a 1-0 win at Genoa that moved the club into the top half of the Serie A table.
However, the entertainment of the night was to be found in Sicily, where Siena progressed to the quarterfinals of the Italian Cup by beating Palermo on 3-0 penalties following a thrilling 4-4 draw.
Josip Ilicic scored a hat-trick for cup holder Palermo, including two penalties, but missed his spot-kick in the shootout.
In Genoa, Japanese international Yuto Nagatomo headed the winner in the 67th minute, though the victory margin would have been greater were it not for a glaring error by misfiring striker Diego Milito.
It was Milito's first game against Genoa, where he spent two and a half highly prolific seasons. The Argentine left in 2009 to join Inter.
Genoa almost leveled in the closing stages but keeper Julio Cesar pulled off a stunning save to deny Miguel Veloso.
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