FC Rubin Kazan stunned UEFA Europa League holders Club Atlético de Madrid as a battling performance from Kurban Berdyev's ten men earned a 2-0 first-leg victory in this round of 32 tie – and inflicted Atlético's first European home defeat since December 2010
The visitors, unbeaten in Europe this season, signalled their attacking intent straight away and took the lead in the sixth minute when Gökdeniz Karadeniz rounded off a fine move. With captain Roman Sharanov seeing red just before half-time, however, Rubin's game plan changed; after defending for much of the second half, they scored a second through Pablo Orbaiz's breakaway goal to become the first side since Aris Thessaloniki FC to win at the Vicente Calderón in continental competition.