Played
February 23, 2013 9:00 PM SAST
Estadio Municipal de Riazor — A Coruña (La Coruña)
Referee: Alfonso Álvarez
Attendance: 30000
February 23, 2013 9:00 PM SAST
Estadio Municipal de Riazor — A Coruña (La Coruña)
Referee: Alfonso Álvarez
Attendance: 30000
Deportivo La Coruna-Real Madrid Preview: Mourinho's side target third straight Liga win
Los Blancos will be hoping their recent upturn in form continues when they take on the Primera Division's basement club on Saturday
By Karthick Arvinth
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DEPORTIVO LA CORUNA
 Aranzubia Silvio, Marchena, Ze Castro, Ayoze Bergantinos, Assuncao Gama, Aguilar, Pizzi Riki |
REAL MADRID
 Lopez Arbeloa, Varane, Pepe, Marcelo Essien, Modric Callejon, Kaka, Ronaldo Higuain |
Deportivo La Coruna welcome back defender Carlos Marchena from suspension for the Liga encounter with Real Madrid at the Riazor.
Left-back Ayoze has recovered from a thigh injury and could make his first start since December, but Aythami (hamstring), Laure (groin) and Manuel Pablo (suspension) are all sidelined.
Alvaro Arbeloa, Luka Modric and Gonzalo Higuain return for Madrid after serving a ban, but Sergio Ramos is ruled out after his red card against Rayo Vallecano.
Boss Jose Mourinho is likely to rotate his squad with one eye on Tuesday's Copa del Rey semi-final second leg against Barcelona.
| DID YOU KNOW? |
Deportivo La Coruna are on a five-match losing streak in La Liga.
- The Galician outfit have conceded 54 goals in their 24 Liga matches, more than any other club.
- Deportivo have won just three home games in all competitions this season (W3, D3, L6).
- Real Madrid have won just one of their last six away matches across all competitions (W1, D2, L3).
- Los Merengues have registered wins in five of their last six meetings with Deportivo.
- Cristiano Ronaldo (pictured, right) has found the net eight times in his last five Liga matches.
Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Deportivo La Coruña 0-4 Real Madrid
- 17.74 %
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Deportivo La Coruña 0-3 Real Madrid
- 10.55 %
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Deportivo La Coruña 1-3 Real Madrid
- 10.36 %
| Spain - Primera Division (LIGA) | 23 Feb 2013 | Deportivo La Coruña 1 - Real Madrid 2 |
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| Spain - Primera Division (LIGA) | 30 Sep 2012 | Real Madrid 5 - Deportivo La Coruña 1 |
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| Spain - Primera Division (LIGA) | 26 Feb 2011 | Deportivo La Coruña 0 - Real Madrid 0 |
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| Spain - Primera Division (LIGA) | 03 Oct 2010 | Real Madrid 6 - Deportivo La Coruña 1 |
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| Spain - Primera Division (LIGA) | 31 Jan 2010 | Deportivo La Coruña 1 - Real Madrid 3 |
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Deportivo La Coruña
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| 01 Jun 2013 | Deportivo La Coruña 0 - Real Sociedad 1 | LIGA |
| 26 May 2013 | Malaga 3 - Deportivo La Coruña 1 | LIGA |
| 19 May 2013 | Deportivo La Coruña 2 - Espanyol 0 | LIGA |
| 11 May 2013 | Valladolid 1 - Deportivo La Coruña 0 | LIGA |
| 04 May 2013 | Deportivo La Coruña 0 - Atletico Madrid 0 | LIGA |
Real Madrid
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| 01 Jun 2013 | Real Madrid 4 - Osasuna 2 | LIGA |
| 26 May 2013 | Real Sociedad 3 - Real Madrid 3 | LIGA |
| 17 May 2013 | Real Madrid 1 - Atletico Madrid 2 | ESPC |
| 11 May 2013 | Espanyol 1 - Real Madrid 1 | LIGA |
| 08 May 2013 | Real Madrid 6 - Malaga 2 | LIGA |
| 1 | Dani Aranzubia | Goalkeeper |
| 17 | Ayoze | Defender |
| - | Silvio | Defender |
| - | Kaká | Defender |
| 24 | Carlos Marchena | Defender |
| 12 | Paulo Assunçao | Midfielder |
| 14 | A. Aguilar | Midfielder |
| 21 | Valerón | Midfielder |
| 9 | Pizzi | Striker |
| 11 | Riki | Striker |
| 16 | Bruno Gama | Midfielder |
| 13 | Germán Darío Lux | Goalkeeper |
| 4 | Alex Bergantiños | Midfielder |
| 28 | Juan Domínguez | Midfielder |
| 18 | Javi Camuñas | Midfielder |
| 10 | Jesús Vázquez | Midfielder |
| 22 | Salomão | Midfielder |
| 25 | Nélson Oliveira | Striker |
| 13 | Diego López Rodríguez | Goalkeeper |
| 3 | Pepe | Defender |
| 2 | Ricardo Carvalho | Defender |
| 12 | Marcelo | Defender |
| 17 | Arbeloa | Defender |
| 8 | Kaká | Midfielder |
| 5 | Michael Essien | Midfielder |
| 16 | Luka Modric | Midfielder |
| 21 | Callejón | Striker |
| 22 | Ángel Di María | Midfielder |
| 20 | Gonzalo Higuaín | Striker |
| 13 | Adán | Goalkeeper |
| 15 | Fabio Coentrao | Defender |
| 18 | Raúl Albiol Tortajada | Defender |
| 6 | Sami Khedira | Midfielder |
| 10 | Mesut Özil | Midfielder |
| 26 | Morata | Striker |
| 7 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Striker |
Results
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Match News
Top Scorers
| Player | Goals | Penalties | |
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Lionel Messi Striker Barca |
46 | 4 |
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Cristiano Ronaldo Striker Real |
34 | 6 |
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Radamel Falcao Striker |
28 | 8 |
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Negredo Striker Sevilla |
25 | 4 |
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Roberto Soldado Striker Valencia |
24 | 5 |
