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Real Madrid leave Inter Milan close to Champions League exit after Vidal sees red

Real Madrid's Eden Hazard, center, celebrates with teammates after scoring during the Group B, Champions League soccer match between Inter Milan and Real Madrid at the San Siro Stadium, in Milan, Italy, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Real Madrid claimed a first-ever win at San Siro on Wednesday, beating Inter 2-0 in the Champions League after the Serie A side had midfielder Arturo Vidal sent off for dissent in the first half.

Eden Hazard converted a seventh-minute penalty and Achraf Hakimi deflected Rodrygo’s shot into his own goal in an authoritative Real performance to leave Inter close to a second successive group-stage elimination.

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