With any form of Madrid slip up mathematically handing Barca the title, Pepe's name was the big absence from Jose Mourinho's starting line-up as despite an injury to Sergio Ramos, the Portuguese international was not even named on the bench after his outspoken comments that Mourinho ought to have more respect for captain Iker Casillas.Handily for Mourinho it was Albiol who got Madrid off to the perfect start as he got on the end of Luka Modric's corner to turn in his first league goal in four years with the club.His absence meant a rare start for Raul Albiol and afterwards the Spanish international became the latest person from within the camp to call for unity between now and the end of the season.However, the former Manchester United man's insatiable running took him in behind the Malaga defence once more on 21 minutes and when he was pulled to the ground by Sergio Sanchez, the referee had little option but to award the penalty and show the Malaga defender a straight red card.Pepe's absence in the squad is the decision of the manager," Albiol told Canal Plus.Ignacio Camacho was adjudged to have deliberately played the ball back to Caballero after the Argentine pounced on it just outside his six-yard box.What we have to do is work and be united. We have three weeks left until the end of the season and we need to work until the end.
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