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19 March 2010
Real Madrid - Sporting Gijon Defending leadership
- Alejandro González
Real Madrid - Sporting Gijon
Alberto Navarro / Translation by Michael J. O'Donnell
Real Madrid have won all their league games at the Bernabeu this season (13/13), scoring 44 goals along the way (3.38 per clash). The Whites will defend their leadership in La Liga on Saturday at their stadium against Sporting Gijon (20:00 CET).
Benzema (pubalgia), Drenthe (contracture and tear on the left rectus femoris muscle), Kaka (contracture on the right hamstring muscle) and Diarra (bruised on the right ankle) will miss the match. Youth teamer Marcos Alonso has been caled up by Pellegrini to face Sporting.
| TEAM STATS | |||||||||||
| POINTS | GP | HOME | AWAY | ||||||||
| G | W | D | L | G | W | D | L | ||||
| 1st REAL MADRID | 65 | 27 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | |
| 12th SPORTING GIJON | 32 | 27 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
Former Real Madrid academy player Alberto Rivera will lead Sporting at the Bernabeu in their pursuit of victory. Other former Madridistas on the team are Lora and striker Barral (goalkeeper Cuellar, who will miss the game because of an injury, also came from the Club's youth system).
| REAL MADRD vs. SPORTING GIJON | ||||||
| TEAM | GP | GW | GD | GL | GF | GA |
| REAL MADRID C.F | 94 | 53 | 26 | 15 | 202 | 90 |
| REAL SPORTING GIJON | 94 | 15 | 26 | 53 | 90 | 202 |
Real Madrid don't just want to defend their leadership against Gijon; they also want to try to increase their cushion, earn a ninth straight win in La Liga and make the game the eigth consecutive clash in which they net three or more strikes in the championship.
Saturday 20 March
REAL MADRID
SPORTING GIJON
SQUAD LIST
- Goalkeepers
- Casillas, Dudek
- Defenders
- Ramos, Albiol, Arbeloa, Metzelder, Marcelo, Garay, Marcos Alonso
- Midfielders
- Gago, Lass, Xabi Alonso, Granero, Guti, Van der Vaart
- Forwards
- Cristiano Ronaldo, Raul, Higuain
Watch Out For...
Diego Castro
De las Cuevas
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