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Played
February 18, 2012 2:00 PM EST
Estadio Santiago Bernabéu — Madrid
Referee: José Luis González González
Attendance: 72000
February 18, 2012 2:00 PM EST
Estadio Santiago Bernabéu — Madrid
Referee: José Luis González González
Attendance: 72000
La Liga Preview: Real Madrid - Racing Santander
Jose Mourinho's men will be hoping for yet another comfortable victory at the Santiago Bernabeu as they look to close in on the league title.
By Luke Matthews
Getty
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PROBABLE LINEUPS |
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REAL MADRID
 Casillas Arbeloa, Pepe, Ramos, Marcelo Khedira, Alonso Di Maria, Ozil, Ronaldo Benzema |
RACING SANTANDER
 Tono Alvaro, Torrejon, Bernardo, Cisma Diop, Bedia Arana, Adrian, Acosta Stuani |
Angel Di Maria and Sami Khedira could both be set to resume their roles in the Madrid first team after their recent return from injury, with Gonzalo Higuain and Esteban Granero set to make way.
Marcelo has shrugged off a knock and may be favored at left back over Fabio Coentrao, who deputized for the Brazilian during last weekend's 4-2 win over Levante.
Though Lassana Diarra sat out of training on Thursday, the French midfielder is said to be fit for Saturday's encounter with Hamit Altintop (calf) the only real injury concern for Jose Mourinho.
Racing has two major injury concerns going into the game. Manuel Colsa sprained his ankle and unlikely to feature, with Edu Bedia a strong candidate to replace him in midfield.
Jairo Samperio is also struggling for fitness so Lautaro Acosta is expected to come into the team, with top-scorer Christian Stuani in line to start the game up front on his own.
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DID YOU KNOW? |
- Real Madrid is currently on a run of seven wins on the bounce in La Liga, having not dropped a point since losing to Barcelona in December.
- Los Blancos could only imagine a 0-0 draw when they met Racing in September, the only league game this campaign in which they have shared the spoils with another side.
- Real possess the two assist leaders in Liga this season with Angel Di Maria setting up 13 goals and Mesut Ozil assisting 11 strikes.
- Racing is struggling this season and currently finds itself in the relegation zone, sitting in 18th place.
- Juanjo Gonzalez' men have picked up only one league win on the road all season, a 2-0 victory over Osasuna on Jan. 15.
- Christian Stuani is the team's top scorer in the Primera Division, with a total of five goals.
Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Real Madrid 4-0 Racing
- 16.67 %
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Real Madrid 4-1 Racing
- 13.21 %
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Real Madrid 6-0 Racing
- 12.21 %
| La Liga (LIGA) | Feb 18, 2012 | Real Madrid 4 - Racing 0 |
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| La Liga (LIGA) | Sep 21, 2011 | Racing 0 - Real Madrid 0 |
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| La Liga (LIGA) | Mar 6, 2011 | Racing 1 - Real Madrid 3 |
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| La Liga (LIGA) | Oct 23, 2010 | Real Madrid 6 - Racing 1 |
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| La Liga (LIGA) | Apr 4, 2010 | Racing 0 - Real Madrid 2 |
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Real Madrid
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| May 13, 2012 | Real Madrid 4 - Mallorca 1 | LIGA |
| May 5, 2012 | Ciudad de Murcia 1 - Real Madrid 2 | LIGA |
| May 2, 2012 | Athletic Bilbao 0 - Real Madrid 3 | LIGA |
| Apr 29, 2012 | Real Madrid 3 - Sevilla 0 | LIGA |
| Apr 25, 2012 | Real Madrid 2 - Bayern 1 | UCL |
Racing
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| May 13, 2012 | Racing 2 - Osasuna 4 | LIGA |
| May 5, 2012 | Zaragoza 2 - Racing 1 | LIGA |
| May 1, 2012 | Getafe 1 - Racing 1 | LIGA |
| Apr 28, 2012 | Real Sociedad 3 - Racing 0 | LIGA |
| Apr 22, 2012 | Racing 0 - Athletic Bilbao 1 | LIGA |
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| 1 | Iker Casillas | Goalkeeper |
| 3 | Pepe | Defender |
| 4 | Sergio Ramos | Defender |
| 12 | Marcelo | Defender |
| 19 | Raphaël Varane | Defender |
| 8 | Kaká | Midfielder |
| 10 | Mesut Özil | Midfielder |
| 11 | Esteban Granero Molina | Midfielder |
| 14 | Xabi Alonso | Midfielder |
| 7 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Striker |
| 9 | Karim Benzema | Striker |
| 13 | Adán | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Ricardo Carvalho | Defender |
| 15 | Fabio Coentrao | Defender |
| 6 | Sami Khedira | Midfielder |
| 21 | Callejón | Striker |
| 22 | Á. di María | Midfielder |
| 20 | Gonzalo Higuaín | Striker |
| 13 | Toño | Goalkeeper |
| 14 | Álvaro | Defender |
| 18 | Bernardo Espinosa | Defender |
| 19 | Torrejón | Defender |
| 6 | Domingo Cisma | Defender |
| 5 | Diop | Striker |
| 7 | Arana | Midfielder |
| 21 | Marcos Gullón | Midfielder |
| 23 | Adrián González | Midfielder |
| 9 | Lautaro Acosta | Striker |
| 11 | Khouma Babacar | Striker |
| 1 | Mario | Goalkeeper |
| 3 | Christian | Midfielder |
| 15 | Francis | Defender |
| 16 | Kennedy Bakircioglu | Striker |
| 20 | Edu Bedia | Midfielder |
| 10 | Pedro Munitis Álvarez | Striker |
| 17 | Julián Luque | Striker |
Results
Times In EST
Match News
Top Scorers
| Player | Goals | Penalties | |
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Lionel Messi
Striker Barcelona |
50 | 10 |
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Cristiano Ronaldo
Striker Real Madrid |
46 | 12 |
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Radamel Falcao
Striker Atlético de Madrid |
24 | 5 |
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Gonzalo Higuaín
Striker Real Madrid |
22 | 0 |
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Karim Benzema
Striker Real Madrid |
21 | 0 |