Xavi Hernandez has come within inches of doubling Barcelona's lead as the midfield maestro spotted Iker Casillas off his line and floated in an effort that pinged off the crossbar and looped out of play. It was a cheeky attempt from Xavi, who's been his usual brilliant self today. Pepe, by the way, has shuffled back into the Real Madrid defence with Raul Albiol sent off, and Jose Mourinho has had his team go to something like a 4-2-3-0, with Karim Benzema hauled off for German trickster Mesut Ozil.
Real Madrid Vs. Barcelona 2011, El Clasico: Xavi Hernandez Hits Crossbar
That probably won’t be enough to get the hosts back into the match, though - although you have to wonder how much Mourinho actually cares at this point. Unless his club gets a win here, the league is lost, and Mourinho doesn’t even have that home record to protect anymore. Real now have bigger fish to fry than one match in the league.
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