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September 10, 2011 11:30 PM IST
Estadio Santiago Bernabéu — Madrid
Referee:‬ Carlos Clos‎
Attendance:‬ 75000‎
 
Miku 39′
60′ (PG) Cristiano Ronaldo
Miku 74′
 
 

La Liga Preview: Real Madrid - Getafe

The Santiago Bernabeu crowd will see their first La Liga action of the season as local neighbours Getafe make the trip across the city

By Martin Macdonald

Pepe, Ricardo Carvalho, Real Madrid
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PROBABLE LINE-UPS

Real Madrid (4-2-3-1): Casillas; Sergio Ramos, Carvalho, Pepe, Marcelo; Xabi Alonso, Coentrao; Di Maria, Ozil, Ronaldo; Benzema




Jose Mourinho looks set to field the team that defeated Real Zaragoza 6-0 in the opening game of the season. All players have returned from international duty to full training with no players in particular picking up injuries midweek. Coentrao may continue in the centre of the park after impressing in his La Liga debut. Both Karim Benzema and Gonzaolo Higuain scored for their respective countries in the midweek internationals but Mourinho will not want to quell the impressive start to the season from the Frenchman, who looks set to keep his place. Madrid's other summer recruits still look unlikely to be considered for action in the derby.



Getafe (4-5-1): Moya; Miguel Torres, Cata Diaz, Alex Perez, Masilela; Barada, Lacen, Rodriguez, Casquero, Rios; Miku



New coach Luis Garcia Plaza has a few selection problems ahead of the Madrid derby. The away side only have one fully fit recognised central defender in Cata Diaz. Mane, Alberto Lopo, Rafa and Albertazzi are all struggling with injuries. Young defender Alex Perez may be given the nod at the back with Masilela also coming in. The return of prodigal son Pedro Leon will have to wait as the on-loan Real Madrid man will not be allowed to play against his parent club. Plaza should continue with his five-man midfield in order to stop Madrid playing. The return of Daniel Guiza may also come later in the game as Manu should start after grabbing a goal in the first league game of the season.



DID YOU KNOW?
  • Cristiano Ronaldo has scored at least two goals every time he has played Getafe
  • Real Madrid scored the most goals at home in La Liga last season, hitting the back of the net 61 times.

  • Madrid's biggest home victory last season in La Liga was a 7-0 win over newly-cashed up Malaga.

  • In this fixture last season, Cristiano Ronaldo attempted a shot on goal 11 times, and scored a hat-trick for his perseverance.

  • Getafe have underwent somewhat of a revolution in the summer, with 14 players arriving at the club and 11 leaving.

  • Pedro Leon and Daniel Guiza recently arrived at Getafe for their second spell with the club

  • Getafe's heaviest away defeat last season in La Liga was 4-0 and came at the hands of this week's opponents, Madrid.

  • Getafe finished fairly strongly in games last season in La Liga, having scored most of their goals between the 76th and 90th minute.

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1Iker CasillasGoalkeeper
12MarceloDefender
2Ricardo CarvalhoDefender
3PepeDefender
4Sergio RamosDefender
7Cristiano RonaldoStriker
14Xabi AlonsoMidfielder
10Mesut ÖzilMidfielder
15Fabio CoentraoDefender
22Ángel Di MaríaMidfielder
9Karim BenzemaStriker
13AdánGoalkeeper
18Raúl Albiol TortajadaDefender
17ArbeloaDefender
14Esteban GraneroMidfielder
8KakáMidfielder
21CallejónStriker
20Gonzalo HiguaínStriker
25Miguel MoyàGoalkeeper
18Peter Tsepo MasilelaDefender
2Cata DíazDefender
4Miguel TorresDefender
20Juan ValeraDefender
23Juan RodríguezMidfielder
6LacenMidfielder
22Francisco CasqueroMidfielder
8Pablo SarabiaMidfielder
7MikuStriker
14Pedro RíosStriker
13CodinaGoalkeeper
14Michelangelo AlbertazziDefender
3ManéDefender
35Rubén PérezMidfielder
28AbdelMidfielder
9Adrián ColungaStriker
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Iker Casillas 1
Marcelo 12
Ricardo Carvalho 2
Pepe 3
Sergio Ramos 4
Cristiano Ronaldo 7
Xabi Alonso 14
Mesut Özil 10
Fabio Coentrao 15
Ángel Di María 22
Karim Benzema 9
Miguel Moyà 25
Peter Tsepo Masilela 18
Cata Díaz 2
Miguel Torres 4
Juan Valera 20
Juan Rodríguez 23
Lacen 6
Francisco Casquero 22
Pablo Sarabia 8
Miku 7
Pedro Ríos 14
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