For the first 64 minutes, Real seemed to have no problem controlling the game. Kaka scored a gorgeous shot from about 25 yards out 5 minutes after the opening whistle, followed by Marcelo 20 minutes later, and then Higuain got his turn in the 64th minute.
Two minutes after Higuain's goal, the tide turned in favor of Atletico. Sergio Ramos was handed a straight red card for tackle against Kun Aguero on a breakaway. 11 minutes Diego Forlan had a goal, and Kun Aguero added on 2 minutes later. Despite having several more chances to tie the game, the 3 points went to Real.
Thinking about how much worse this game could have been, I definitely see los Rojiblanco (the nickname for Atletico, meaning 'red and white' in Spanish) improving. Even if they scored two goals against a 10-man Real, goals are goals. Both teams most definitely have to strengthen their defense, though. Higuan's goal came at the expense of a defender fooling around with the ball and losing it, and (with the exception of Kaka's strike, which was impossible to defend), all of the other goals scored by both teams could have easily been defended.
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