After returning to Spain’s top flight in more than a decade last year, El Molinon is preparing to host Real Madrid. Sporting Gijon, who are currently seventh in the table welcome a Real Madrid squad anxious to win its seventh league match of the season. Without the services of Benzema, Higuain, Cristiano Ronaldo, Van Nistelrooy and Lass Diarra, Manuel Pellegrini called up 19 men for Saturday’s showdown including Real Madrid Castilla’s Javier Acuña.

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23 October 2009

Sporting Gijon - Real Madrid

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FOTO ARCHIVO. Raúl anotó dos goles en El Molinón la pasada temporada
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    Real Madrid can secure the top spot in the table with a victory at El Molinon

    Laura Navas / Translation by realmadrid.com

    After returning to Spain’s top flight in more than a decade last year, El Molinon is preparing to host Real Madrid. Sporting Gijon, who are currently seventh in the table welcome a Real Madrid squad anxious to win its seventh league match of the season. Without the services of Benzema, Higuain, Cristiano Ronaldo, Van Nistelrooy and Lass Diarra, Manuel Pellegrini called up 19 men for Saturday’s showdown including Real Madrid Castilla’s Javier Acuña.

    Depending on Sunday’s weekend closer between Barcelona and Zaragoza, Real Madrid will end the evening with a hold on the top spot of the table should they win. In order to get by Sporting Gijon, Manuel Pellegrini is relying on the services of Guti and Metzelder, both of whom made their first squad list in several weeks. Because Benzema is out with a deep bruise and Higuain is unavailable due to a strain, the Chilean coach has also requested the assistance of Real Madrid Castilla’s Javier Acuña.

    REAL MADRID & SPORTING THIS SEASON
       POSITION  W  D L  G.F.  G.A.
     REAL MADRID  2nd 6  0  1  21 6
     SPORTING  7th  3  2  2  7  12

    Sporting Gijon, who are seventh in the table with 11 points, have a two-match winning streak going and have proven to be a force to be reckoned with at home, where the have yet to lose this season.  The two sides have met on 76 occasions, of which Real Madrid have won 42 and the Rojiblancos 12. Twenty-two times have the teams played to a draw. On Sporting turg, the Whites have won 16 matches, drawn 12 and lost 10. Their last confrontation at El Molinon took place on 12 February and ended in a 0-4 victory for the Whites thanks to goals by Raul (2), Huntelaar and Marcelo.

    HEAD-TO-HEAD RECORD
       MATCHES  W  D  L  GOALS
     REAL MADRID  76  42  22  12  141
    SPORTING  76  12 22  42 66


    LAST FOUR MEETINGS IN EL MOLINON
    SEASON/MATCHDAY STANDING TEAM STANDING TEAM SCORE
    95-96 / 14 8th Sporting 5th R. Madrid 0-0
    96-97 / 15 16th Sporting 1st R. Madrid 0-1
    97-98 / 06 19th Sporting 4th R. Madrid 0-2
    08-09 / 23 12th Sporting 2nd R. Madrid 0-4


    WEEK 8 OF LA LIGA

    MATCH DAY & TIME REFEREE
    Atletico Madrid - Mallorca Sat. 24, 18:00 Muñiz Fernandez
    Sporting Gijon - Real Madrid Sat. 24, 20:00 Teixeira Vitienes
    Sevilla - Espanyol Sat. 24, 22:00 Turienzo Alvarez
    Villarreal - Malaga Sun. 25, 17:00 Velasco Carballo
    Tenerife - Xerez Sun. 25, 17:00 Clos Gomez
    Valladolid - Deportivo Sun. 25, 17:00 Delgado Ferreiro
    Getafe - Athletic Sun. 25, 17:00 Undiano Mallenco
    Racing - Osasuna Sun. 25, 17:00 Iturralde Gonzalez
    Almeria - Valencia Sun. 25, 19:00 Gonzalez Gonzalez
    Barcelona - Zaragoza Sun. 25, 21:00 Paradas Romero

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    Goalkeepers
    Casillas, Dudek
    Defenders
    Arbeloa, Pepe, Ramos, Marcelo, Drenthe, Albiol, Garay, Metzelder
    Midfielders
    Gago, Diarra, Kaka, Guti, Xabi Alonso, Van der Vaart, Granero
    Forwards
    Raul, Acuña

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