Real moves into second place
Sunday, October 29, 2006

Real Madrid came back from behind to beat Gimnastic and move into second place in the Spanish Liga.

After their victory over Barcelona last week, a more confident Madrid travelled to the coastal town of Tarragona to face 'Nastic.

The hosts temporarily left their guests trailing as Abel Buades converted a spot kick on the half hour mark.

But Brazilian defender Roberto Carlos levelled the score just before half time and Ivan Helguera put Real in the lead six minutes later.

Another Brazilian, Robinho added a third goal to really decide the match with five minutes left to play.

Real Madrid have 17 points from eight matches, two points less than Barcelona but one more than Valencia.

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