Van Nistelrooys late strike lifts Real Madrid

Seville, Spain (Sports Network) - Ruud van Nistelrooy scored in stoppage time to help Real Madrid slip past Real Betis, 2-1 on Saturday at Estadio Manuel Ruiz de Lopera.

Gabriel Heinze got the defending champions off to a good start with his goal in the 19th minute, but Betis leveled the match in the 54th minute when Sergio Garcia followed up a
missed penalty kick to beat Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas.

Both teams were down to 10 men for the final eight minutes of the game, but Real snatched the maximum points when Arjen Robben set u