European roundup: Raphaël Varane double rescues Real Madrid

European roundup: Raphaël Varane double rescues Real Madrid

06-Feb-2021 22:20:29 | The Guardian

  • Real Madrid come from behind to win 2-1 at Huesca
  • Ronaldo lifts Juventus; Dortmund lose at Freiburg

The Real Madrid defender Raphaël Varane struck twice as his side came from behind to snatch a 2-1 victory at bottom-of-the-table Huesca in La Liga and offer some respite to the Madrid manager, Zinedine Zidane.

Huesca took a shock lead against the Spanish champions early in the second half with a vicious strike in off the post from Javi Galán and nearly doubled their advantage moments later when Rafa Mir struck the bar.

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