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January 3, 2012 9:00 PM GMT
Estadio Santiago Bernabéu — Madrid
Referee:‬ Fernando Teixeira‎
Attendance:‬ 80000‎
 

Copa del Rey Preview: Real Madrid v Malaga

Jose Mourinho's men continue the defence of their crown as they welcome their Primera Division rivals to the Santiago Bernabeu in the first leg of this mouth-watering last-16 tie

By Ben Hayward

More On :  Malaga, Real Madrid CF, Real Madrid CF vs Malaga
Jose Mourinho - Real Madrid
Jose Mourinho - Real Madrid

 PROBABLE LINEUPS

REAL MADRID

Casillas
Arbeloa, Pepe, Albiol, Marcelo
Xabi Alonso, Diarra
Callejon, Ozil, Ronaldo
Benzema

MALAGA

Caballero
Sanchez, Demichelis, Mathijsen, Eliseu
Toulalan, Apono
Duda, Fernandez, Isco
Van Nistelrooy

Jose Mourinho, now in his second season at the Santiago Bernabeu, is set to name a strong side for this first-leg match in the capital. Jose Callejon and Mesut Ozil are likely to start as Angel Di Maria misses out through injury, while Raul Albiol will come in at the back for Sergio Ramos, who is also sidelined.

Malaga, meanwhile, will be without winger Joaquin, who is ruled out for around a month after picking up a muscle strain in a benefit match on Thursday. Brazilian forward Julio Baptista also misses out through injury.


 DID YOU KNOW?

  • Real Madrid defeated Malaga 7-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu last season and also thrashed the Andalusians 4-0 at La Romareda in La Liga this term.
  • Real Madrid's 5-1 second-leg win over Ponferradina with a team made up largely of reserve players was the side's seventh straight victory in the Copa del Rey.
  • The last time that Madrid lost a Copa del Rey match was last season when they were defeated 2-0 in a second leg against Levante. Lucky for Jose Mourinho's side, they had already won the first match 8-0.
  • Malaga are currently seventh in La Liga, 16 points behind leaders Madrid.

  • Malaga striker Ruud van Nistelrooy scored 64 goals in 96 appearances for Real Madrid and was close to joining the capital club again from Hamburg last season.

  • Malaga have never won the Copa del Rey. The Andalusians' best run saw them reach the semi-finals of the competition in 1972-73.

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Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
  • Real Madrid CF 5-0 Malaga
    19.02 %
  • Real Madrid CF 4-0 Malaga
    15.98 %
  • Real Madrid CF 3-0 Malaga
    12.35 %
Head to Head
Spain - Primera Division ‎(LIGA)‎ May 8, 2013 Real Madrid CF 6 - Malaga 2
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Spain - Primera Division ‎(LIGA)‎ Dec 22, 2012 Malaga 3 - Real Madrid CF 2
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Spain - Primera Division ‎(LIGA)‎ Mar 18, 2012 Real Madrid CF 1 - Malaga 1
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Spain - Copa del Rey ‎(ESPC)‎ Jan 10, 2012 Malaga 0 - Real Madrid CF 1
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Spain - Copa del Rey ‎(ESPC)‎ Jan 3, 2012 Real Madrid CF 3 - Malaga 2
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Last Five Matches
Real Madrid CF
Jun 1, 2013Real Madrid CF 4 - Osasuna 2LIGA
May 26, 2013Real Sociedad 3 - Real Madrid CF 3LIGA
May 17, 2013Real Madrid CF 1 - Atletico Madrid 2ESPC
May 11, 2013Espanyol 1 - Real Madrid CF 1LIGA
May 8, 2013Real Madrid CF 6 - Malaga 2LIGA
Malaga
Jun 1, 2013FC Barcelona 4 - Malaga 1LIGA
May 26, 2013Malaga 3 - Deportivo 1LIGA
May 12, 2013Malaga 0 - Sevilla 0LIGA
May 8, 2013Real Madrid CF 6 - Malaga 2LIGA
May 4, 2013Granada 1 - Malaga 0LIGA
Odds
Returns: Real Madrid £11.10 Bet365 Sign up with bet365 for a free bet up to £200
Returns: Draw £150.00 WilliamHill Sign up with William Hill for a free bet up to £25
Returns: Malaga £3010.00 WilliamHill Sign up with William Hill for a free bet up to £25
Team News
Available Squads
1Iker CasillasGoalkeeper
3PepeDefender
18Raúl Albiol TortajadaDefender
17ArbeloaDefender
12MarceloDefender
14Xabi AlonsoMidfielder
8KakáMidfielder
85Lassana DiarraMidfielder
21CallejónStriker
7Cristiano RonaldoStriker
20Gonzalo HiguaínStriker
13AdánGoalkeeper
15Fabio CoentraoDefender
19Raphaël VaraneDefender
4Hamit AltintopMidfielder
10Mesut ÖzilMidfielder
6Sami KhediraMidfielder
9Karim BenzemaStriker
13Willy CaballeroGoalkeeper
-Joris MathijsenDefender
5Martín DemichelisDefender
21Sergio SánchezDefender
17MonrealDefender
8Jérémy ToulalanMidfielder
19Santi CazorlaMidfielder
23ApoñoMidfielder
22IscoMidfielder
22Ruud Van NistelrooyStriker
11Sebastián Fernández MiglierinaStriker
25Rubén Martínez AndradeGoalkeeper
2Jesús GámezDefender
17DudaMidfielder
6CamachoMidfielder
-Diego BuonanotteMidfielder
26JuanmiStriker
23RondónStriker
Players to Watch
Callejón
Callejón
Position: Striker
Squad Number: 21
Games Goals YC RC
5 2 1 0
Callejon is set to get another chance in the starting XI thanks to an injury to Angel Di Maria. The former Espanyol forward has been in fine form since signing for Madrid in the summer and has already scored nine goals in just 12 appearances for Jose Mourinho's side.
Ruud Van Nistelrooy
Ruud Van Nistelrooy
Position: Striker
Squad Number: 22
Games Goals YC RC
0 0 0 0
Van Nistelrooy came close to joining Madrid a year ago and he will be keen to show his former club that he still has what it takes at the age of 35, despite a less-than-convincing start to his Malaga career after joining the Andalusian outfit from Hamburg in the summer.
Prediction
Madrid thrashed Malaga 7-0 in the sides' league meeting last season at the Bernabeu, but this is likely to be a tighter affair, albeit with Mourinho's men big favourites to win - and move closer to a last-eight meeting with Barcelona.
Editor's Prediction
Real Madrid 4
Malaga 1
Results
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Top Scorers
Player   Goals Penalties
Diego Costa Diego Costa
Striker
Atl. Madrid 		8 4
Cristiano Ronaldo Cristiano Ronaldo
Striker
Real Madrid 		7 1
Negredo Negredo
Striker
Sevilla 		6 3
David Villa David Villa
Striker
Barcelona 		5 0
Lionel Messi Lionel Messi
Striker
Barcelona 		4 0

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