Cannavaro swept away the slump from the previous two games with Real Madrid and the Italy National Team; under his command, Real Madrid's defense was almost flawless.
Ramos celebrated his 22nd birthday with a victory.
Marcelo seemed to have honey on his lips, praising the head coach: "Schuster taught me how to defend."
Raul scored his 290th goal for Real Madrid when it was most needed, surpassing Sandyana and coming close to Di Stefano's record of 307 goals.
Notably, his goal, from positioning and ball protection to the completion of the shot, could be written into textbooks.
The only one who might face criticism is the substitute Higuain, whose technical flaws won't be mentioned, but he wasted at least two chances in this match.
If he had seized those two opportunities, the score would have changed to 5:1.
Lastly, Real Madrid's midfield was a pleasant surprise; in the absence of Chen Zhong, they managed to suppress Sevilla in the second half.
