Real Madrid held off a late fightback by city rivals Atletico to win 3-2 in a top-drawer Liga derby clash at the Vicente Calderon.
Real were leading 3-0 when defender Sergio Ramos was sent off, with Atletico scoring twice in quick succession before Iker Casillas earned his team a vital win with a point-blank save from Sergio Aguero in injury time.
Until Ramos’s 66th-minute dismissal, it had seemed that Real were in total control, dominating a lacklustre Atletico who defended atrociously at times.