Alberto Costa's 52nd minute strike brought the home side level before Fabio Coentrao and Angel Di Maria were sent off.

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Mark Chilton's direct hit from cover then ran out Di Venuto after Mustard sent him back, before Mustard edged Anderson high to Law at second slip.

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Ronaldo grabbed his second and Real's fourth on 41 minutes when he again finished off a pass from Ozil and the German playmaker was the provider on the stroke of halftime as he sent Di Maria away to grab his second.

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Joe Cole sent over a teasing cross from the right and Di Canio glanced an angled header against the post.

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Birmingham's Craig Gardner was sent off for going over the top as he tried to tackle Franco Di Santo late on.

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The 3-2 defeat to Manchester United, which saw Fernando Torres controversially sent off by Clattenburg, was the start of a poor run which ultimately cost Di Matteo his job with the European champions.

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