Real Madrid saw their chances of a comeback against Rayo Vallecano boosted on Sunday thanks to the early red cards shown to opposition players Tito and Raul Baena
Los Blancos' official Twitter account confirmed right-back Tito was shown his marching orders in the 14th minute. Here's footage of the wild collision that sent Toni Kroos flying:
Referee Ignacio Iglesias had little choice but to send Tito off after such a late and reckless challenge. Ed Malyon of the Mirror and fan account BlancoStats agreed the punishment was justified:
Straight red for Tito after bad tackle on Kroos.