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Victory for Real, Chelsea dumped out of FA Cup

World Footballer of the Year Cristiano Ronaldo was sent off but Real Madrid won anyway. with World champions Toni Kroos and Sami Khedira starting the game. Despite being without the Portuguese superstar for the closing minutes, Real scored late on to record a 2-1 victory over FC Córdoba and strengthen their position at the top of the table.

Gareth Bale’s late penalty was enough to separate the sides. Ronaldo saw red in the 82nd minute for lashing out. The hosts had taken a surprise lead after three minutes through Nabil Ghilas’ penalty, before French striker Karim Benzema levelled the scores during the first half. Kroos completed full 90, while Khedira was replaced in the 64th minute. Real are now four points clear of FC Barcelona, who play FC Elche this evening.

Chelsea knocked out of the FA Cup - Schürrle not included

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Chelsea, who didn’t include world champion André Schürrle in their matchday squad, lost their fourth round FA Cup tie on Saturday. The Blues led 2-0 against third-tier side Bradford City but squandered the advantage and eventually went on to lose 4-2.

Chelsea raced into a two-goal advantage thanks to Gary Cahill and Ramires but the underdogs fought back to win the tie thanks to goals from Jon Stead, Filipe Morais, Andy Halliday and Mark Yeates.

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World Footballer of the Year Cristiano Ronaldo was sent off but Real Madrid won anyway. with World champions Toni Kroos and Sami Khedira starting the game. Despite being without the Portuguese superstar for the closing minutes, Real scored late on to record a 2-1 victory over FC Córdoba and strengthen their position at the top of the table.

Gareth Bale’s late penalty was enough to separate the sides. Ronaldo saw red in the 82nd minute for lashing out. The hosts had taken a surprise lead after three minutes through Nabil Ghilas’ penalty, before French striker Karim Benzema levelled the scores during the first half. Kroos completed full 90, while Khedira was replaced in the 64th minute. Real are now four points clear of FC Barcelona, who play FC Elche this evening.

Chelsea knocked out of the FA Cup - Schürrle not included

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Chelsea, who didn’t include world champion André Schürrle in their matchday squad, lost their fourth round FA Cup tie on Saturday. The Blues led 2-0 against third-tier side Bradford City but squandered the advantage and eventually went on to lose 4-2.

Chelsea raced into a two-goal advantage thanks to Gary Cahill and Ramires but the underdogs fought back to win the tie thanks to goals from Jon Stead, Filipe Morais, Andy Halliday and Mark Yeates.