Casemiro rescues Madrid with late equaliser against Brugge

Madrid's fans whistled the players off at half-time 

Casemiro's late header protected Real Madrid from a humiliating thrashing at home to Club Brugge on Tuesday as Zinedine Zidane's side originated from two objectives down to rescue a 2-2 draw. 

Madrid were run worn out in the main half by a splendid Brugge and their quick striker Emmanuel Dennis, who scored twice at the Santiago Bernabeu and ought to have finished his cap stunt not long after the interim. 

Rather, Madrid returned raging as Sergio Ramos headed in, before Casemiro guaranteed a sensational equalizer in the 85th moment, seconds after Brugge's Ruud Vormer had been sent off for a subsequent yellow card. 

In the wake of losing 3-0 to Paris Saint-Germain two weeks prior in what was Zidane's most noticeably terrible ever misfortune as mentor, Madrid will be calmed to have stayed away from another thrashing that would have left them confronting their first since forever bunch stage exit in this challenge. 

However, there were no festivals at the last whistle from those in white shirts after a confused presentation checked any resolve and energy increased after three continuous triumphs in La Liga. 

Madrid's fans whistled the players off at half-time and Zidane responded by rolling out two improvements, supplanting Nacho with Marcelo and his goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois with Alphonse Areola, tossed on for an unforgiving introduction. 

Gareth Bale was fit however refreshed, in spite of the fact that it was vague why the Welshman was not even on the seat. With three objectives in his last five games, Bale may have been a helpful choice in the subsequent half. 

Madrid looked defenseless against the counter-assault from the beginning and following nine minutes they were rebuffed. Two close offside calls went Brugge's way as Percy Tau was played on by Ramos and after that Dennis remained level with Raphael Varane. 

The completion was much progressively lucky, the ball cannoning off Dennis' correct foot and bouncing back off his left, before rolling tortuously past an inappropriate footed Courtois. 

Luka Modric needed a punishment for an awkward test by Clinton Mata and afterward terminated wide after a draw again from Dani Carvajal. In the middle of, a drowsy Eden Hazard weaved through yet did not have the speeding up, or maybe certainty, to complete the run. It was symptomatic of his night. 

Modric, strong toward one side, was then reckless at the different as he was ransacked by Dennis, who tore past the Madrid safeguard. With just Courtois to beat, Dennis faltered again however kept his balance to uncover a lifted wrap up and into the net. 

Zidane made the twofold change at half-time yet Dennis ought to have had his cap stunt not long after as Ramos gave the ball away just for Areola this opportunity to close down the shot. 

Saved, Ramos then gave Madrid trust. Benzema chipped a cross to the back post where the protector, played onside by the left foot of Mata, headed down and in, VAR checking yet enabling the objective to stand. 

Brugge faltered and Madrid may have balanced when Modric impacted over, with a baffled Benzema holding up inside him. With six minutes to go, Vormer gathered a subsequent yellow card for a late jump on the great Vinicius Junior and from the subsequent free-kick, Madrid struck. 

Kroos' twisting conveyance was met by the jumping Casemiro, who headed the ball inside the far post. 

There were four minutes left for a champ as Benzema expanded a shot over and Ramos beat Simon Mignolet to a cross. His header however needed power and an exhausted Brugge hung on.