Played
February 2, 2013 4:00 PM EST
Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes — Granada
Referee: Antonio Mateu
Attendance: 22000
February 2, 2013 4:00 PM EST
Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes — Granada
Referee: Antonio Mateu
Attendance: 22000
La Liga Preview: Granada-Real Madrid
Los Merengues can get within a point of their city rivals with victory over the struggling Andalusian outfit, which sacked coach Juan Antonio Anquela on Wednesday.
By Karthick Arvinth
| PROBABLE LINEUPS |
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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. Mesut Ozil serves a one-match ban for accumulating five yellow cards.
| DID YOU KNOW? |
- Granada has won just two of its last eight Liga matches (W2, D3, L3).
- The Andalusian side has lost its last three encounters against Real Madrid by an aggregate score of 10-2.
- Granada has scored just 18 goals in its 21 Liga matches this season.
- Real Madrid has won just one of its 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.
Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Ciudad de Murcia 0-4 Real Madrid
- 14.6 %
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Ciudad de Murcia 0-5 Real Madrid
- 9.96 %
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Ciudad de Murcia 0-3 Real Madrid
- 8.8 %
| La Liga (LIGA) | Feb 2, 2013 | Ciudad de Murcia 1 - Real Madrid 0 |
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| La Liga (LIGA) | Sep 2, 2012 | Real Madrid 3 - Ciudad de Murcia 0 |
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| La Liga (LIGA) | May 5, 2012 | Ciudad de Murcia 1 - Real Madrid 2 |
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| La Liga (LIGA) | Jan 7, 2012 | Real Madrid 5 - Ciudad de Murcia 1 |
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Ciudad de Murcia
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| May 18, 2013 | Ciudad de Murcia 3 - Osasuna 0 | LIGA |
| May 13, 2013 | Real Sociedad 2 - Ciudad de Murcia 2 | LIGA |
| May 4, 2013 | Ciudad de Murcia 1 - Malaga 0 | LIGA |
| Apr 28, 2013 | Espanyol 0 - Ciudad de Murcia 1 | LIGA |
| Apr 20, 2013 | Ciudad de Murcia 1 - Valladolid 1 | LIGA |
Real Madrid
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| May 17, 2013 | Real Madrid 1 - Atletico Madrid 2 | ESPC |
| May 11, 2013 | Espanyol 1 - Real Madrid 1 | LIGA |
| May 8, 2013 | Real Madrid 6 - Malaga 2 | LIGA |
| May 4, 2013 | Real Madrid 4 - Valladolid 3 | LIGA |
| Apr 30, 2013 | Real Madrid 2 - Borussia Dortmund 0 | UCL |
| - | Toño | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Allan Nyom | Defender |
| 5 | Mainz | Defender |
| 6 | Guilherme Siqueira | Defender |
| 8 | Íñigo López | Defender |
| 14 | Mikel Rico | Midfielder |
| 45 | Recio | Midfielder |
| 27 | Nolito | Midfielder |
| 19 | Carlos Aranda | Striker |
| - | Gabriel Torje | Midfielder |
| 7 | Ighalo | Striker |
| 13 | Roberto | Goalkeeper |
| - | Brayam Angulo | Defender |
| 9 | Borja Gómez | Defender |
| 20 | Yacine Brahimi | Midfielder |
| - | Diego Buonanotte | Midfielder |
| - | Juanma Ortiz | Midfielder |
| - | Iriney | Midfielder |
| 13 | Diego López Rodríguez | Goalkeeper |
| 19 | Raphaël Varane | Defender |
| 4 | Sergio Ramos | Defender |
| 15 | Fabio Coentrao | Defender |
| 17 | Arbeloa | Defender |
| 6 | Sami Khedira | Midfielder |
| 14 | Xabi Alonso | Midfielder |
| 16 | Luka Modric | Midfielder |
| 22 | Ángel Di María | Midfielder |
| 7 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Striker |
| 20 | Gonzalo Higuaín | Striker |
| 13 | Adán | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Ricardo Carvalho | Defender |
| 12 | Marcelo | Defender |
| 18 | Raúl Albiol Tortajada | Defender |
| 5 | Michael Essien | Midfielder |
| 21 | Callejón | Striker |
| 9 | Karim Benzema | Striker |
Results
Times In EST
Live
Final
scheduled
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Match News
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 Atlético de Madrid |
28 | 8 |
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Roberto Soldado Striker Valencia |
21 | 5 |
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Negredo Striker Sevilla |
20 | 3 |
