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February 3, 2013 5:00 AM SGT
Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes — Granada
Referee:‬ Antonio Mateu‎
Attendance:‬ 22000‎
 
22′ (OG) Cristiano Ronaldo
 

Granada-Real Madrid Preview: Mourinho's side look to close gap on Atletico Madrid

Los Merengues can get within a point of their city rivals with victory over the struggling Andalusian outfit, who sacked coach Juan Antonio Anquela on Wednesday

By Karthick Arvinth

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GRANADA

Roberto
Nyom, Lopez, Mainz, Siqueira
Iriney, M Rico
El-Arabi, Brahimi, Buonanotte
Ighalo
REAL MADRID

Lopez
Arbeloa, Varane, Ramos, Coentrao
Khedira, Alonso
Di Maria, Modric, Ronaldo
Benzema

New Granada boss Lucas Alcaraz could hand a debut to Diego Buonanotte in Saturday's Primera Division encounter against Real Madrid at Los Carmenes.

Youssef El-Arabi is available after returning from Africa Cup of Nations duty, but fellow striker Fabian Orellana has been loaned out to Celta Vigo.

Winger Dani Benitez is still sidelined with a hamstring injury while defender Pape Diakhate is suspended.

Sergio Ramos, Fabio Coentrao and Angel Di Maria all return for Madrid after the trio missed the 1-1 Copa del Rey draw against Barcelona through suspension.

Iker Casillas (hand) and Pepe (ankle) remain out, while Mesut Ozil serves a one-match ban for accumulating five yellow cards.

  DID YOU KNOW?
  • Granada have won just two of their last eight Liga matches (W2, D3, L3).
  • The Andalusian side have lost their last three encounters against Real Madrid by an aggregate score of 10-2.
  • Granada have scored just 18 goals in their 21 Liga matches this season.
  • Real Madrid have won just one of their last five away games in all competitions (W1, D2, L2).
  • With just 20 goals conceded this term, Los Blancos boast the second best defensive record in La Liga.
  • Alvaro Arbeloa (pictured, right) played his 150th game for Madrid in the 1-1 Copa del Rey draw against Barcelona.

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Field Report
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Top 3 Predictions
  • Granada 0-4 Real Madrid CF
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  • Granada 0-5 Real Madrid CF
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  • Granada 0-3 Real Madrid CF
    8.8 %
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
Granada
Jun 2, 2013Granada 2 - Getafe 0LIGA
May 27, 2013Valencia CF 1 - Granada 0LIGA
May 19, 2013Granada 3 - Osasuna 0LIGA
May 14, 2013Real Sociedad 2 - Granada 2LIGA
May 5, 2013Granada 1 - Malaga 0LIGA
Real Madrid CF
Jun 1, 2013Real Madrid CF 4 - Osasuna 2LIGA
May 27, 2013Real Sociedad 3 - Real Madrid CF 3LIGA
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
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Team News
Available Squads
-ToñoGoalkeeper
2Allan NyomDefender
5MainzDefender
6Guilherme SiqueiraDefender
8Íñigo LópezDefender
14Mikel RicoMidfielder
45RecioMidfielder
27NolitoMidfielder
19Carlos ArandaStriker
-Gabriel TorjeMidfielder
7IghaloStriker
13RobertoGoalkeeper
-Brayam AnguloDefender
9Borja GómezDefender
20Yacine BrahimiMidfielder
-Diego BuonanotteMidfielder
-Juanma OrtizMidfielder
-IrineyMidfielder
13Diego López RodríguezGoalkeeper
19Raphaël VaraneDefender
4Sergio RamosDefender
15Fabio CoentraoDefender
17ArbeloaDefender
6Sami KhediraMidfielder
14Xabi AlonsoMidfielder
16Luka ModricMidfielder
22Ángel Di MaríaMidfielder
7Cristiano RonaldoStriker
20Gonzalo HiguaínStriker
13AdánGoalkeeper
2Ricardo CarvalhoDefender
12MarceloDefender
18Raúl Albiol TortajadaDefender
5Michael EssienMidfielder
21CallejónStriker
9Karim BenzemaStriker
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
 28 8
Negredo Negredo
Striker
Sevilla 		25 4
Roberto Soldado Roberto Soldado
Striker
Valencia 		24 5

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