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BARCELONA, Spain -- A first-half goal from Karim Benzema guided Real Madrid to a 1-0 win at Espanyol in the first leg of their Copa del Rey quarterfinal on Tuesday. Cheap Jordans Shoes Free Shipping . Nine days after Madrid eked out a 1-0 victory at Espanyols Cornella-El Prat Stadium in the Spanish league, the visitors were again limited to the narrowest of winning margins -- despite dominating the first half, when Cristiano Ronaldo hit the post before Benzema headed home in the 25th minute. The second half was more evenly matched and Espanyols Sergio Garcia came close to an equalizer before Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas denied Jhon Cordoba in a one-on-one in the 83rd minute. "Espanyol played better in the second half and made us suffer, but that is normal," Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said. "The tie isnt decided." Casillas had a quiet first half, with Espanyol only mustering one clear scoring chance in the 18th when Luis "Pizzi" Afonso wasted Garcias pass by sailing his close-range shot over the crossbar. Early on, Ronaldo appeared eager as ever to add to his season tally of 31 goals in all competitions. He had four shots before halftime and hit the post with one of them in the 21st minute, but the new Ballon dOr winner faded in the second half. Benzema broke the deadlock when the France international headed a cross from Alvaro Arbeloa that was flicked on by Gareth Bale. Goalkeeper Kiko Casilla got a hand on the ball but couldnt keep it out. Espanyol pressed forward after halftime and Garcia twice shot wide, while Casilla stopped Arbeloa twice before denying Benzema on the break. The closing stages swung back in Espanyols favour and Casillas was forced to rush out to stop substitute Cordoba before weathering a final barrage of corner kicks. Ancelotti praised Casillas, who only starts in the Copa del Rey and the Champions League, while Diego Lopez plays in the Spanish league. "I want to congratulate Casillas because he is playing well," Ancelotti said. "Iker is just as much a starter as Diego Lopez." In other first legs this week, Barcelona visits Levante on Wednesday, when third-tier Racing Santander plays at Real Sociedad. Defending champion Atletico Madrid hosts Athletic Bilbao on Thursday. The second legs will be played next week. Air Jordan From China . The Mercedes duo of three-time Canadian Grand Prix champion Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg has won all six races to start the season, finishing one-two in the last five. Wholesale Jordans . The 25-year-old native of Milford, Conn., has 18 points in 41 games this season. The five-foot-eight 166-pound centre also has 28 points (10-18) in 15 games with AHL Oklahoma City. DENVER -- This one turned out to be more about "if" than "how many" for Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos. Derailed by their own mistakes, to say nothing of an in-your-face Jacksonville Jaguars defence, the Broncos found themselves in quite a tussle through most of a surreal Sunday afternoon. Not until early in the fourth quarter, when Knowshon Moreno ran for his third touchdown, did the undefeated Broncos have any sense of security against the winless Jags. Denver won 35-19 but fell well short of covering the record 27-point betting line in Las Vegas. "There was a lot of bad football out there," receiver Wes Welker said. "Weve got to correct that stuff and come out better next time." Manning went 28 for 42 for 295 yards, marking the first time hes been held under 300 this season. His two touchdown passes gave him 22 on the year, a record for an NFL quarterback through six games. But he also lost a pair of fumbles on bad exchanges from centre and threw his second interception of the season, which linebacker Paul Posluszny returned 59 yards for a touchdown to pull the Jaguars within 14-12 before the half. At that point, it was clear this would be more than another stat-padding day for Manning and Co. That feeling was reinforced when Chad Henne led the Jaguars on an 80-yard touchdown drive against the banged-up Broncos (6-0) to make it 21-19 after Manning opened the third quarter with a TD drive of his own. "Sometimes, you score a lot of points and people take it for granted," Manning said. "Even people in your own building can take it for granted. Its not easy to win football games. I learned a long time ago, dont take winning for granted." Justin Blackmon had 14 catches for 190 yards for Jacksonville, which fell to 0-6 for the first time, but gave the Broncos a harder time on offence than any team theyve faced this season. In the second quarter, the Jaguars forced Denvers first punt of October. They got in front of receivers routes, and when a Bronco did catch a pass, Jacksonville defenders wrapped up immediately. The Jags gave up 407 yards, but very few were cheap. Were it not for a series of odd decisions and untimely mistakes, this one might have been even closer. It began during Jacksonvilles first possession, when tight end Clay Harbor was wide open for a big gain, but Henne undeerthrew him. Cheap Jordans For Sale. Three plays later, coach Gus Bradley called a fake punt the Broncos diagnosed perfectly, leaving them only 27 yards from their first score, a 3-yard pass from Manning to Julius Thomas. Denvers second touchdown -- Manning to Welker for 20 yards -- came after the Jaguars stopped Manning on third-and-long but had that nullified by a personal foul on defensive end Andre Branch. There was a muffed snap on a field goal attempt, Bradleys failed decision to go for 2 after Poslusznys interception return, and a pass interference penalty that helped Denver on its opening drive of the third quarter. In all, Jacksonville did enough silly things to lose despite racking up 362 yards of offence. "What I saw was a team that played with a lot of emotion and it got the best of us," Bradley said. " I just felt like the emotion got the best of us, but we settled down." Only in Denver, where its Super Bowl or bust this season, would a 16-point win be the cause for so much hand-wringing. But frankly, the lead-up to this game wasnt about who would win but about whether the Broncos would cover the record-setting spread and when Manning would come out of the game. Neither happened. Henne, whose wife was in labour back in Jacksonville, threw for 303 yards against Denvers league-worst pass defence. The Broncos welcomed back Champ Bailey, who found himself on the island against Blackmon for much of the afternoon. "This is still the NFL," Bailey said. "Nobodys a cakewalk in this league." Despite their struggles, Denver ended up undefeated without linebacker Von Miller, whose six-game suspension officially ends Monday. But the Broncos also lost right tackle Orlando Franklin to a left knee injury in the third quarter and he hobbled out of the locker room on a cane -- adding another question mark as they head to Indianapolis for Mannings return to play his old team. Among other things, that game is being billed as Denvers toughest test to date. Turns out, the Jaguars gave the Broncos plenty to sweat over, as well. Notes: DL Malik Jackson had both of Denvers sacks, spread three plays apart in the third quarter. ... Jags receiver Cecil Shorts III left in the first quarter with a right shoulder injury. ... 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