51.  Ten minutes into second half, German international defender Carsten Ramelow stretched his leg to block a dangerous shot by Pavel Nedved.

52.  Swedish international defender Jan Eriksson has signed to play with U.S. Major League Soccer and has been allocated to the Tampa Bay Mutiny.

53.  Swedish international central defender Patrik Andersson is also unfit.

54.  Swedish international central defender Patrik Andersson is not match fit.

55.  Ten minutes later Kevin Gallen profited from an error by Croatian international defender Slaven Bilic, shooting into the roof of the net from another Dichio knockdown.

56.  The Argentine international defender lost possession to Luis Garcia and then tripped the striker to concede a penalty.

57.  The Colombian appeared to elbow the English international defender in the face in retaliation to a tackle.

58.  The miss by the Czech international defender proved crucial as Madrid suddenly took a firm grip on the encounter.

59.  The Seville-based side may be without its international midfielder Joaquin Sanchez with tonsilitis, while Deportivo will lack suspended Moroccan international defender Noureddine Naybet.

60.  The shape of the game changed dramatically five minutes later when international central defender Cesar Martin received his marching orders for a push on Rayo midfielder Roberto Peragon.