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November 11, 2012 9:30 PM WAT
Estadio Ciudad de Valencia — Valencia
Referee: César Muñiz
Attendance: 20805
November 11, 2012 9:30 PM WAT
Estadio Ciudad de Valencia — Valencia
Referee: César Muñiz
Attendance: 20805
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| Levante | 9.00 | 56.00 | 9.00 | 0.00 | 501.00 | 9.00 | 50.00 | 9.00 | 9.01 |
| Draw | 5.00 | 17.00 | 5.00 | 0.00 | 19.00 | 5.50 | 12.00 | 5.21 | 5.12 |
| Real Madrid | 1.33 | 1.02 | 1.33 | 0.00 | 1.02 | 1.32 | 1.02 | 1.33 | 1.34 |
Levante - Real Madrid Preview: Blancos hope to halt winless run at Ciutat de Valencia
A record of two defeats and a draw in their last three away matches against Los Granotes does not bode well for Jose Mourinho's side as they look to close the gap on Barcelona
By Karthick Arvinth
Getty
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LEVANTE
 Munua Lopez, Ballesteros, Navarro, Juanfran Diop, Iborra Rios, Barkero, Juanlu Martins |
REAL MADRID
 Casillas Ramos, Varane, Pepe, Arbeloa Essien, Alonso Di Maria, Modric, Ozil Ronaldo |
Levante could have winger Nabil El Zhar available for Sunday's Primera Division encounter with Real Madrid at the Ciutat de Valencia. The Morocco international missed their last three games with a calf problem but has returned to light training and is almost certain to make the bench.
Gustavo Munua will return in goal after being rested for Thursday's Europa League clash with Twente, while midfielder Dariusz Dudka (groin) is sidelined.
Meanwhile, Madrid are without both Gonzalo Higuain, who was ruled out for three weeks with a hamstring injury sustained in the 2-2 draw with Borussia Dortmund, and Karim Benzema, who is also sidelined with a muscle strain. As a result, Cristiano Ronaldo is likely to be deployed as the lone centre-forward.
Sami Khedira and Marcelo are still out, but Fabio Coentrao (groin) may return, while Xabi Alonso is available after serving a one-match ban against Zaragoza.
| DID YOU KNOW? |
- Levante are on a three-match winless run in all competitions and have failed to score in that sequence.
- However, the Valencian club have won their last seven home matches across all competitions and are unbeaten at the Ciutat de Valencia this season.
- Sixth-placed Levante will move level on points with their opponents in the Primera Division table with victory on Sunday.
- Real Madrid have won just two of their last five away matches in La Liga (W2 D1 L2).
- Los Merengues have failed to win on their last three visits to Levante in all competitions (D1 L2).
- Mesut Ozil (pictured) became the 12th Madrid player to score this season with his late equaliser against Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League on Tuesday.
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Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Levante UD 0-4 Real Madrid CF
- 14.34 %
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Levante UD 1-3 Real Madrid CF
- 11.38 %
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Levante UD 0-3 Real Madrid CF
- 8.86 %
| Spain - Primera Division (LIGA) | Apr 6, 2013 | Real Madrid CF 5 - Levante UD 1 |
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| Spain - Primera Division (LIGA) | Nov 11, 2012 | Levante UD 1 - Real Madrid CF 2 |
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| Spain - Primera Division (LIGA) | Feb 12, 2012 | Real Madrid CF 4 - Levante UD 2 |
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| Spain - Primera Division (LIGA) | Sep 18, 2011 | Levante UD 1 - Real Madrid CF 0 |
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| Spain - Primera Division (LIGA) | Feb 19, 2011 | Real Madrid CF 2 - Levante UD 0 |
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Levante UD
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| May 19, 2013 | Levante UD 2 - Rayo Vallecano 3 | LIGA |
| May 10, 2013 | Levante UD 0 - Zaragoza 0 | LIGA |
| May 5, 2013 | Mallorca 1 - Levante UD 1 | LIGA |
| Apr 27, 2013 | Levante UD 0 - Celta 1 | LIGA |
| Apr 20, 2013 | Barcelona 1 - Levante UD 0 | LIGA |
Real Madrid CF
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| May 17, 2013 | Real Madrid CF 1 - Atletico Madrid 2 | ESPC |
| May 11, 2013 | Espanyol 1 - Real Madrid CF 1 | LIGA |
| May 8, 2013 | Real Madrid CF 6 - Malaga 2 | LIGA |
| May 4, 2013 | Real Madrid CF 4 - Valladolid 3 | LIGA |
| Apr 30, 2013 | Real Madrid CF 2 - Borussia Dortmund 0 | UCL |
| Returns: | Levante $90.00 |
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| Returns: | Draw $50.00 |
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| Returns: | Real Madrid $13.33 |
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| 1 | Gustavo Adolfo Munúa | Goalkeeper |
| 3 | David Navarro | Defender |
| 12 | Juan García García | Defender |
| 18 | Ballesteros | Defender |
| 19 | Pedro López | Defender |
| 7 | Barkero | Midfielder |
| 10 | Iborra | Midfielder |
| 20 | Juan Gómez López | Defender |
| - | Diop | Striker |
| 25 | Nabil El Zhar | Midfielder |
| 28 | Obafemi Martins | Striker |
| - | K. Navas | Goalkeeper |
| 5 | Héctor Rodas | Defender |
| 2 | Christian Lell | Defender |
| 14 | Pedro Ríos | Striker |
| - | Míchel | Midfielder |
| - | Rubén | Midfielder |
| - | Ángel | Striker |
| 1 | Iker Casillas | Goalkeeper |
| 3 | Pepe | Defender |
| 4 | Sergio Ramos | Defender |
| 15 | Fabio Coentrao | Defender |
| 17 | Arbeloa | Defender |
| 10 | Mesut Özil | Midfielder |
| 14 | Xabi Alonso | Midfielder |
| 5 | Michael Essien | Midfielder |
| 21 | Callejón | Striker |
| 22 | Ángel Di María | Midfielder |
| 7 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Striker |
| 13 | Adán | Goalkeeper |
| 19 | Raphaël Varane | Defender |
| 18 | Raúl Albiol Tortajada | Defender |
| 27 | Nacho | Defender |
| 8 | Kaká | Midfielder |
| 16 | Luka Modric | Midfielder |
| 26 | Morata | Striker |
Results
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Top Scorers
| Player | Goals | Penalties | |
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Lionel Messi Striker Barcelona |
46 | 4 |
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Cristiano Ronaldo Striker Real Madrid |
34 | 6 |
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Radamel Falcao Striker Atl. Madrid |
28 | 8 |
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Roberto Soldado Striker Valencia |
21 | 5 |
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Negredo Striker Sevilla |
20 | 3 |