La Liga - Sevilla stun Real Madrid

Eurosport - Mon, 08 Dec 07:48:00 2008

Renato's late winner gave Sevilla a dramatic 4-3 victory against 10-man Real Madrid at the Bernabeu in La Liga.

FOOTBALL Renato Kanoute - 0

Renato headed home Frederic Kanoute's right-wing cross to decide a pulsating encounter that saw Madrid go a man down when Arjen Robben was sent off on 77 minutes.

The result lifted Sevilla above Real Madrid and into fourth place in La Liga, with Bernd Schuster's team dropping to fifth - nine points behind leaders Barcelona, who they face next week.

Sevilla went ahead on six minutes when Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas misjudged a right-wing cross and presented Adriano Correia with a simple tap-in.

But Madrid levelled on 19 minutes, when Raul stooped to head home Guti's free-kick from the right and claim his 302nd goal for Madrid.

Sevilla regained the lead just three minutes later, however, when Romaric headed home Renato's fine cross from the right.

To the astonishment of the home fans, Sevilla went further ahead on 39 minutes. Madrid were caught napping in their own penalty area and Kanoute pounced to calmly slot home.

The second half saw Madrid finally begin to play to their potential. Gonzalo Higuain crashed a superb shot past Andres Palop on 67 minutes to make it 3-2, then Fernando Gago headed home a Guti free-kick to complete a remarkable comeback.

Madrid almost went ahead when Higuain went round Palop and struck the bar with his shot. But the Madrid players thought the goalkeeper had fouled the Argentine and Robben protested so strongly he earned himself a second yellow card and his marching orders.

Sevilla sensed their opportunity against the 10 men of Madrid and when Kanoute found himself in acres of space on the right flank he took his time before picking out the unmarked Renato to head home the winner.

DEPORTIVO CORUNA 2-0 MALAGA

Malaga had Depor on the ropes until Inaki Goitia let Angel Lafita's free kick slip through his hands in the 65th minute.

Mexico striker Omar Bravo theatrically went to ground for a penalty soon after, and secured the win himself from the spot.

NUMANCIA 2-1 ALMERIA

Under-pressure Almeria coach Gonzalo Arconada had an unhappy return to his former club despite Argentine forward Esteban Solari giving the visitors an early lead from the penalty spot.

Javier del Pino levelled after a counter-attack in the 19th minute and Asier Goiria was offside when he netted the winner in the 52nd. Numancia had Jose Barkero sent off in the 68th.

OSASUNA 3-3 REAL VALLADOLID

Osasuna dominated and Portuguese striker Dady headed them into the lead after 17 minutes. Iran midfielder Javad Nekonam doubled the lead with a volley before the break and Dady made it 3-0 in the 57th.

Valladolid's fightback started when Swedish striker Henok Goitom scored from close range on the hour, and then Miguel Flano headed into his own net at a free kick. Bartholomew Ogbeche headed the equaliser from another free kick in the 85th.

RACING SANTANDER 1-1 ATHLETIC BILBAO

Bilbao's Fran Yeste broke the deadlock in the north-coast derby with a deflected free kick in the 49th minute, but they had Pablo Orbaiz sent off in the 77th.

Gonzalo Colsa's cross-cum-shot in the 83rd caught out Gorka Iraizoz as it drifted over him at the back post. Bilbao's Fernando Amorebieta missed an open goal in the last minute.

REAL BETIS 1-1 ESPANYOL

Espanyol hit the woodwork twice in the first half but Betis took the lead when Cameroon midfielder Achille Emana scored his fifth goal in as many games in the 57th minute.

Substitute Ferran Corominas earned a point for new Espanyol coach Mane with a fine piece of skill in the 71st, ending a run of four straight defeats for the visitors.

REAL MALLORCA 2-3 RECREATIVO HUELVA

David Navarro's diving header put Mallorca ahead in the 16th minute but Argentine Marco Ruben's neat finish levelled the scores nine minutes later.

Jurado put Mallorca back in front on a swift break only for Adrian Colunga to equalise again in the 43rd with a well-worked move. Javi Fuego's long-range shot secured new Recre coach Lucas Alcaraz his first win since taking over in early October.

Will Tidey / Reuters

Comment 1 - 16 of 16

Sort comments by: Most recent

  1. raul's way too old now out with raul and in with­ huntelaar?

    From thompsonmeeks, on Sun 14 Dec 11:46AM

  2. Sevilla were a class act yesterday....a well derserved­ winner. Back to the form we have come to expect from­ them.

    From matthew s, on Mon 8 Dec 6:53PM

  3. I am a Barca Fan, and I respect and admire Casillas.. I­ think he is the best in the game, yet he concedes so­ many goals

    From TITUS N, on Mon 8 Dec 11:40AM

  4. Point 8 - Fancy swapping Boruc for Cassilas???

    From stanleyippkiss2003, on Mon 8 Dec 9:41AM

  5. Next week will bring an end to the reign of arrogance ­ . Barçelona will humiliate Madrid and both Calderon and­ Schuster will be fired !!

    From Tim, on Mon 8 Dec 9:06AM

  6. BARCELONA

    From dereje, on Mon 8 Dec 7:10AM

  7. Real Madrid needed 11 player`s to score to have a draw­ against the sevilla squad. Raul was playing he should­ have scored like 4 goals , Well not 4 but a few any­ way. Arjen Robben getting sent off 77th min.

    From Club, on Mon 8 Dec 6:54AM

  8. OMG, --- Tallhub Co m --- which is a hot club for tall­ singles to find their romantic love. Come on and you­ can enjoy romantic love here.

    From luobopires03, on Mon 8 Dec 4:09AM

  9. Well, I guess you can't really blame Real for not­ scoring more against Sevilla cos' van Nistelrooy is­ injured and so is Wesley Sneijder, and both are central­ to Real's attack. Schuster should be shot for­ substituting van der Vaart. Robben should shoot himself­ for getting a red. Casillas should be shot for being so­ careless all the time, I think Real should try buying­ another keeper. Bad luck, I say.

    From quilava_ex, on Mon 8 Dec 2:36AM

  10. the game was joy to watch ..... football as it should­ be!

    From Nikola, on Mon 8 Dec 2:29AM

  11. in LaLiga all about attacking football not defensive­ boring football that is how they attract the people in­ all around the world even who not really in football

    From hassan a, on Mon 8 Dec 12:20AM

  12. BARCA BARCA BARCA

    BEST OF LUCK FROM THE CELTIC­ SUPPORT

    From simonk, on Mon 8 Dec 12:02AM

  13. Not the whole of the league is poor in defense so be­ specific when you make such rash statements. Madrid is­ a club in COMPLETE crisis so expect the worse and up­ until this weekend Sevilla had one of the better­ defensive records in Europe falling short only to­ Chelsea and Barca.

    From adrian m, on Sun 7 Dec 11:28PM

  14. here what is going to happen:Real Will Keep Shuster­ untill "el Classico" They Will Lose El­ classico Then Shuster is sacked then real enter a­ tunnel of losses , humiliation , etc Good for Ronaldo!

    From 3.14, on Sun 7 Dec 11:01PM

  15. Shuster won't last long like this..

    From Half A Brain, on Sun 7 Dec 10:37PM

  16. How many goals do they want to concede?

    Defending in­ la liga is piss poor...

    From glenn, on Sun 7 Dec 10:17PM
Sort comments by: Most recent

Not already a Yahoo! user ? to get a free Yahoo! Account