Real Madrid earned a 3-1 win at Racing Santander with Karim Benzema bagging a brace but both sides missed penalties in an eventful game.
A devastating spell of football saw Jose Mourinho’s side score twice in quick succession in the first half through Emmanuel Adebayor and Benzema but Pablo Pinillos spurned a glorious chance to reduce the deficit after the break when Iker Casillas saved his soft penalty.
Although Kennedy Bakircioglu did pull one back, Benzema calmly stroked home his second of the night and Adebayor wasted a gilt-edged opportunity to wrap things up when his spot-kick was kept out by Tono.