Ramon Pavlyuchenko nearly levelled for Spurs from Rafael Van der Vaart's cross and defender William Gallas hit the post from close range, but Real were never in danger of losing their advantage.

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"Mr. Van der Luyden, " the butler continued, "is in, sir; but my impression is that he is either finishing his nap or else reading yesterday's Evening Post.