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September 3, 2012 1:50 AM MYT
Estadio Santiago Bernabéu — Madrid
Referee:‬ José González‎
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Real Madrid - Granada Preview: Los Blancos look to bag first Liga win of the season

The champions will be out to build on their Supercopa triumph when they welcome Juan Antonio Anquela's relegation candidates to the Santiago Bernabeu

By Karthick Arvinth

More On :  Granada, Real Madrid CF, Real Madrid CF vs Granada
Real madrid players celebrating with spanish supercup
Real madrid players celebrating with spanish supercup
  PROBABLE LINE-UPS

REAL MADRID

Casillas
Arbeloa, Pepe, Ramos, Marcelo
Khedira, Alonso
Di Maria, Modric, Ronaldo
Benzema
GRANADA

Tono
Nyom, Lopez, Gomez, Siqueira
Iriney, Lucena, M Rico
El-Arabi, Floro Flores, Orellana

Luka Modric could make his first start for Real Madrid against Granada after coming on as a late substitute and impressing in the 2-1 midweek victory over Barcelona.

Boss Jose Mourinho has no fresh injury concerns, with the suspended Fabio Coentrao being the only player unavailable for selection.

Granada's Manolo Lucena should play, despite suffering a knock to his knee during training.

Senegalese defender Pape Diakhate has returned from a serious ankle injury and is available again, while midfield pair Fran Rico and Hassan Yebda are still out.

  DID YOU KNOW?
  • Real Madrid are on a two-match winless run in La Liga. The last time they went three games without a victory in the league was in May 2009.
  • Los Blancos did the double over Granada in the previous campaign, with this corresponding fixture last season ending 5-1 in favour of the home side.
  • Madrid have been drawn in Group D for the Champions League group stage alongside Manchester City, Borussia Dortmund and Ajax.
  • Granada are on a four-game winless run in La Liga, stretching into the back end of the previous campaign.
  • The Andalusians lost 14 of their 19 away games in the Primera Division last season.
  • Fran Rico (pictured right) made 52 appearances for Real Madrid's reserve team between 2008-2011, scoring 11 goals.

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Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
  • Real Madrid CF 4-0 Granada
    13.08 %
  • Real Madrid CF 3-0 Granada
    9.59 %
  • Real Madrid CF 8-0 Granada
    9.38 %
Head to Head
Spain - Primera Division ‎(LIGA)‎ Feb 3, 2013 Granada 1 - Real Madrid CF 0
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Spain - Primera Division ‎(LIGA)‎ Sep 3, 2012 Real Madrid CF 3 - Granada 0
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Spain - Primera Division ‎(LIGA)‎ May 6, 2012 Granada 1 - Real Madrid CF 2
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Spain - Primera Division ‎(LIGA)‎ Jan 8, 2012 Real Madrid CF 5 - Granada 1
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Last Five Matches
Real Madrid CF
May 18, 2013Real Madrid CF 1 - Atletico Madrid 2ESPC
May 12, 2013Espanyol 1 - Real Madrid CF 1LIGA
May 9, 2013Real Madrid CF 6 - Malaga 2LIGA
May 5, 2013Real Madrid CF 4 - Valladolid 3LIGA
May 1, 2013Real Madrid CF 2 - Borussia Dortmund 0UCL
Granada
May 19, 2013Granada 3 - Osasuna 0LIGA
May 14, 2013Real Sociedad 2 - Granada 2LIGA
May 5, 2013Granada 1 - Malaga 0LIGA
Apr 28, 2013Espanyol 0 - Granada 1LIGA
Apr 20, 2013Granada 1 - Valladolid 1LIGA
Odds
Returns: Real Madrid $11.00 Ladbrokes Sign up with Ladbrokes for a free bet up to $100
Returns: Draw $90.00 Ladbrokes Sign up with Ladbrokes for a free bet up to $100
Returns: Granada $210.00 Ladbrokes Sign up with Ladbrokes for a free bet up to $100
Team News
Available Squads
1Iker CasillasGoalkeeper
3PepeDefender
4Sergio RamosDefender
12MarceloDefender
17ArbeloaDefender
6Sami KhediraMidfielder
14Xabi AlonsoMidfielder
16Luka ModricMidfielder
21CallejónStriker
7Cristiano RonaldoStriker
9Karim BenzemaStriker
13AdánGoalkeeper
19Raphaël VaraneDefender
18Raúl Albiol TortajadaDefender
8KakáMidfielder
10Mesut ÖzilMidfielder
22Ángel Di MaríaMidfielder
20Gonzalo HiguaínStriker
-ToñoGoalkeeper
2Allan NyomDefender
6Guilherme SiqueiraDefender
8Íñigo LópezDefender
9Borja GómezDefender
14Mikel RicoMidfielder
-Juanma OrtizMidfielder
-IrineyMidfielder
15Youssef El ArabiStriker
19Fabián OrellanaStriker
83Antonio Floro FloresStriker
13RobertoGoalkeeper
5MainzDefender
-Brayam AnguloDefender
75RomeroMidfielder
20Moisés HurtadoMidfielder
27Darwin MachísStriker
-Gabriel TorjeMidfielder
Results
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Top Scorers
Player   Goals Penalties
Lionel Messi Lionel Messi
Striker
Barcelona 		46 4
Cristiano Ronaldo Cristiano Ronaldo
Striker
Real Madrid 		34 6
Radamel Falcao Radamel Falcao
Striker
Atl. Madrid 		28 8
Roberto Soldado Roberto Soldado
Striker
Valencia 		21 5
Negredo Negredo
Striker
Sevilla 		20 3

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