Varane saves Madrid after scrappy comeback
Raphael Varane was Real Madrid's unlikely hero as he scored twice in a late 2-1 comeback win over LaLiga basement boys Huesca.
Under-fire head coach Zinedine Zidane looked to rally his players with a defiant media briefing on Saturday (AEDT) but they were often lacklustre El Alcoraz, with Javi Galan brilliantly giving Huesca the lead in the midst of a five-minute spell after half-time where it hit the crossbar twice.
Karim Benzema waged an at-times lone battle to get Madrid back into the match and countryman Varane converted the rebound when his 55th-minute free-kick spun up off the crossbar.
Alvaro Fernandez made a string of magnificent saves to frustrate the tireless Benzema, but Varane was on hand six minutes from time to close the gap at the top of the table to seven points, although Atletico Madrid has two games in hand.
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