pass . Raul , who came on for injured Dutch midfielder Rafael van Der Vaart in the first half , also hit the post in the 26th minute . Zaragoza , just two points above the relegation zone , were reduced to 10 men only a minute after Raul 's goal when Matteo Contini was sent off for aiming an elbow at Higuain -- the Argentine went down clutching his face even though the on-loan Italian defender 's limb appeared to strike his chest . Raul also left the pitch with an injury , to be replaced by French forward Karim Benzema . But the home side , promoted back to the top flight this season , shocked Real by equalizing in the 61st minute as on-loan striker Adrian Colunga broke free on the counterattack and rounded goalkeeper Iker Casillas to slot the ball into the empty net . Sergio Ramos headed against the Zaragoza woodwork from Guti 's free-kick as Real pressed for a winner , which came after the 75th-minute introduction of Kaka . Barcelona bounced back from the 3-1 midweek defeat against Inter Milan , which followed a long bus trip to northern Italy due to the
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Brazilian superstar Kaka celebrated his return from injury by scoring Real Madrid 's winner against 10-man Zaragoza on Saturday night , keeping the pressure on Spanish leaders Barcelona . Kaka ended a six-week absence as he came off the bench in the second half and slotted home his eighth goal this season with eight minutes to play to give Real a 2-1 away win that left the capital club a point behind defending champions Barca . The midfielder , who cost $ 100 million when he signed from AC Milan in June , fired in a low effort across goalkeeper Roberto after running into the box to collect a precise pass from fellow big-money acquisition Cristiano Ronaldo . Ronaldo was also involved when Real , knowing they had to win after Barcelona 's earlier 3-1 victory against bottom club Xerez , finally took the lead five minutes after halftime . The Portugal forward was quickest to react after Roberto could only first parry a low shot by Gonzalo Higuain and then block the former Manchester United star 's own attempt , and veteran forward Raul was in the right place to sidefoot home the resulting cutback