Real, yang menang hanya sekali dalam empat laga sebelumnya, kelihatan dalam masalah ketika bek Miguel Torres mendapat kartu merah karena bertindak kasar terhadap pemain tengah Murcia, Dani Aquino, pada menit ke-20.
Real, who had won just one of their previous four matches, looked to be in trouble when fullback Miguel Torres was given a straight red for ploughing into Murcia midfielder Dani Aquino on 20 minutes.