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Played
January 7, 2012 7:00 PM GMT
Estadio Santiago Bernabéu — Madrid
Referee: César Muñiz
Attendance: 72000
January 7, 2012 7:00 PM GMT
Estadio Santiago Bernabéu — Madrid
Referee: César Muñiz
Attendance: 72000
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| Real Madrid | 1.02 | 1.06 | 1.01 | 1.06 |
| Draw | 17.00 | 11.00 | 18.00 | 16.00 |
| Granada | 51.00 | 29.00 | 40.00 | 35.00 |
La Liga Preview: Real Madrid v Granada
Jose Mourinho's men will be looking to extend their lead at the top of La Liga against a side who will be hoping to pull off a major shock at the Bernabeu
By Luke Matthews
Copa del Rey: Real Madrid-Málaga: Karim Benzema y Gonzalo Higuain
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REAL MADRID
 Casillas Diarra, Ramos, Albiol, Marcelo Xabi Alonso, Khedira Ozil, Kaka, Ronaldo Benzema |
GRANADA  Roberto Nyom, Lopez, Diakhite, Siqueira F. Rico, M. Rico Jara, Abel, Uche Ighalo |
Jose Mourinho will be boosted by the return of Sergio Ramos who has shrugged off a hamstring injury. The Spanish international will replace Pepe, who is suspended, meaning Raul Albiol is likely to keep his place at centre-half.
After their dramatic 3-2 Copa del Rey victory over Malaga, Los Blancos are expected to ring the changes with Sami Khedira, Mesut Ozil and Karim Benzema all likely to return to the starting line-up after impressive performances off the bench on Tuesday evening.
Angel Di Maria misses out with a thigh strain so Kaka will stay in the team while there are no places in the squad for Alvaro Arveloa and Fabio Coentrao so Lassana Diarra is likely to start at right-back.
Returning after the winter break, Granada have no major injury concerns going into the game, but one man who will not feature is Yohan Mollo who has left the club to go on loan to Nancy.
Pape Diakhite is expected to continue at centre-half alongside Inigo Lopez, while Odion Ighalo is likely to line up as a lone frontman, with support coming courtesy of Gonzalo Jara and Ikechukwu Uche.
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DID YOU KNOW? |
Real Madrid have won their first Liga game of the new year for the past 20 seasons (since a 3-0 defeat to rivals Atletico Madrid in 1991).
- If Mourinho's men keep up their current goals per game ratio this season of 3.5, they would break their existing record of 107 goals in a single campaign, set in 1989-90.
- Barcelona ended Madrid's run of eight straight league wins at home back in December.
- Granada are the lowest scoring side in Liga this season (10) yet possess the joint-third strongest defence (conceding only 16 goals).
- The newly-promoted club are unbeaten after taking the lead this season (five wins and one draw).
- Nine different players have scored for Fabri's side this campaign, with Guillherme Siqueira the club's top scorer with two goals.
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Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Real Madrid CF 5-0 Granada
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Real Madrid CF 4-0 Granada
- 17.82 %
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Real Madrid CF 3-0 Granada
- 9.09 %
| Spain - Primera Division (LIGA) | Feb 2, 2013 | Granada 1 - Real Madrid CF 0 |
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| Spain - Primera Division (LIGA) | Sep 2, 2012 | Real Madrid CF 3 - Granada 0 |
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| Spain - Primera Division (LIGA) | May 5, 2012 | Granada 1 - Real Madrid CF 2 |
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| Spain - Primera Division (LIGA) | Jan 7, 2012 | Real Madrid CF 5 - Granada 1 |
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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 |
Granada
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| May 18, 2013 | Granada 3 - Osasuna 0 | LIGA |
| May 13, 2013 | Real Sociedad 2 - Granada 2 | LIGA |
| May 4, 2013 | Granada 1 - Malaga 0 | LIGA |
| Apr 28, 2013 | Espanyol 0 - Granada 1 | LIGA |
| Apr 20, 2013 | Granada 1 - Valladolid 1 | LIGA |
| Returns: | Real Madrid £10.60 |
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| Returns: | Draw £170.00 |
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| Returns: | Granada £510.00 |
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| 1 | Iker Casillas | Goalkeeper |
| 4 | Sergio Ramos | Defender |
| 12 | Marcelo | Defender |
| 19 | Raphaël Varane | Defender |
| 6 | Sami Khedira | Midfielder |
| 10 | Mesut Özil | Midfielder |
| 14 | Xabi Alonso | Midfielder |
| 85 | Lassana Diarra | Midfielder |
| 7 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Striker |
| 9 | Karim Benzema | Striker |
| 20 | Gonzalo Higuaín | Striker |
| 13 | Adán | Goalkeeper |
| 18 | Raúl Albiol Tortajada | Defender |
| 8 | Nuri Sahin | Midfielder |
| 8 | Kaká | Midfielder |
| 14 | Esteban Granero | Midfielder |
| 4 | Hamit Altintop | Midfielder |
| 21 | Callejón | Striker |
| 13 | Roberto | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Allan Nyom | Defender |
| 6 | Guilherme Siqueira | Defender |
| 8 | Íñigo López | Defender |
| 15 | Pape Diakhaté | Defender |
| 11 | Dani Benítez | Midfielder |
| 14 | Mikel Rico | Midfielder |
| 17 | Carlos Martins | Midfielder |
| 19 | Hassan Yebda | Midfielder |
| 7 | Ighalo | Striker |
| 15 | Uche | Striker |
| 1 | José Juan | Goalkeeper |
| 5 | Mainz | Defender |
| 21 | David Cortés | Defender |
| 4 | Fran Rico | Midfielder |
| 75 | Romero | Midfielder |
| - | Abel | Midfielder |
| 9 | Alex Geijo | Striker |
| Mesut Özil | |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Squad Number: | 10 |
| Games | Goals | YC | RC |
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| 30 | 9 | 5 | 0 |
The German playmaker came off the bench to help his side reverse a 2-0 deficit to defeat Malaga on Tuesday and expect the player's vision to cause Granada all sorts of problems.
| Pape Diakhaté | |
| Position: | Defender |
| Squad Number: | 15 |
| Games | Goals | YC | RC |
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| 16 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Granada pulled off a real coup when they signed the former Dynamo Kiev man in the summer for a club record fee and the 27-year-old will need to be in top form if he is going to stop the most prolific attack in La Liga.
It is difficult to see anything other than a convincing home victory on Saturday as Jose Mourinho's men look to extend their lead at the top of the table. Granada have done well since their promotion but will struggle to keep up with the superstars of Madrid.
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Top Scorers
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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 |
