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Dumbstruck United get Mourinho's sympathy

Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho expressed sympathy with Manchester United counterpart Alex Ferguson after the Spanish side's controversial victory in the Champions League last 16.

Referee Cuneyt Cakir shows Manchester United winger Nani the red card during the UEFA Champions League clash at Old Trafford on March 5, 2013. Real Madrid won 2-1 on the night, 3-2 on aggregate, to move into the quarter-finals.

Madrid came from behind to win 2-1 at Old Trafford on Tuesday and complete a 3-2 aggregate win after United winger Nani had been controversially sent off for catching Alvaro Arbeloa in the chest as he tried to control a high ball.

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