Pablo Osvaldo and Erik Lamela got the goals before Federico Balzaretti was sent off after receiving a second yellow card.

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That resilience was emphatically underlined by Federico Balzaretti's goalsaving tackle to keep out substitute Marco Reus late on, although Balzaretti's handball in stoppage time did give Ozil the chance to score from the spot.

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