There is no doubt that the Santiago Bernabeu is one of the toughest venues to play in. Real Madrid have won every single one of their home games in La Liga this season, conceding goals in just three out of eleven games at the stadium. No one has managed to defeat Casillas in 2010.

Manuel Pellegrini's defence has only conceded six goals at home in the present campaign and fifteen overall; Real Madrid is the second least scored-upon side in the championship. Not even the incredibly important absence of Pepe seems to have affected the defensive line.

The Whites have managed to concede no goals in 12 of their 21 league games, eight of which were held at the Bernabeu against Xerez, Tenerife, Getafe, Racing Santander, Zaragoza, Mallorca, Malaga and Espanyol. The remaining four were away fixtures against Espanyol, Villarreal, Sporting Gijon and Osasuna.