Real Madrid are obviously very much on the back foot after those twin blows of a red card for Raul Albiol (who'll be suspended for the Copa del Rey final now) and Lionel Messi converting the penalty, and you really cannot see them getting back into the game now. Barcelona were dominating possession with eleven vs. eleven, and now that they're against ten they won't have any problem at all dealing with the hosts.
Real Madrid Vs. Barcelona 2011, El Clasico: Hamstring Injury Sees Carlos Puyol Stretchered Off
That's not to say that it's all going Barcelona's way, though, as captain Carlos Puyol has just gone down with a hamstring injury. The captain had been out since mid-January, and he may be gone for even longer now: he's being stretchered off the pitch. He's being replaced by Seydou Keita - but if Puyol's properly injured (he did manage to get to his feet on the sideline) Guardiola's gamble in playing him will look very foolish indeed.
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