Real Madrid beat Sevilla 3-2 on Saturday March 6, 2010, for the Spanish League.
Real Madrid went into the game knowing that Barcelona had dropped point earlier, but they got off to a horrific start. On ten minutes, Diego Capel put a cross in from the left, and in an attempt to clear, Xabi Alonsoguided the ball past Iker Casillas into his own net.
Real Madrid 0 - 1 Sevilla: Xabi Alonso (10’ autogoal)
Real Madrid 0 - 2 Sevilla: Dragutinovic (51’)
Real Madrid 1 - 2 Sevilla: Cristiano Ronaldo. On the hour mark, Ronaldo provided the breakthrough, latching on to a loose ball in the box and firing past Palop.
Real Madrid 2 - 2 Sevilla: Sergio Ramos rose highest to score against his former club, and level the scores.
Real Madrid 3 - 2 Sevilla: Van der Vaart (90’). With seconds remaining, Higuain's header was parried by Palop straight into the path of Rafael Van Der Vaart, and the Dutchman tapped into an empty net, much to the delight of the home crowd.
That proved to be the final action of a DRAMATIC GAME, as Real Madrid joined Barcelona on top of the league!!
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