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February 12, 2012 8:30 PM GMT
Estadio Santiago Bernabéu — Madrid
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco
Attendance: 71000
February 12, 2012 8:30 PM GMT
Estadio Santiago Bernabéu — Madrid
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco
Attendance: 71000
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| Real Madrid | 1.07 | 1.02 | 1.10 | 1.00 | 1.08 | 1.08 | 1.01 | 1.10 | 1.07 |
| Draw | 11.00 | 9.00 | 8.75 | 36.00 | 10.00 | 10.00 | 30.00 | 12.64 | 11.00 |
| Levante | 34.00 | 34.00 | 21.00 | 71.00 | 26.00 | 26.00 | 100.00 | 14.89 | 20.00 |
La Liga Preview: Real Madrid - Levante
Los Merengues will be out to avenge an embarrassing defeat to Juan Ignacio Martinez's side earlier this season when they walk out at the Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday
By Karthick Arvinth
Cristiano Ronaldo - Real Madrid
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REAL MADRID
 Casillas Arbeloa, Pepe, Ramos, Coentrao Granero, Alonso Ozil, Kaka, Ronaldo Benzema |
LEVANTE
 Munua Venta, Ballesteros, Cabral, Del Horno Iborra, Farinos El Zhar, Barkero, Suarez Kone |
Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho has been handed a boost ahead of Sunday's Primera Division clash with Levante, with key duo Sami Khedira and Angel Di Maria returning to full fitness.
Germany international Khedira has been missing from action since early January with an ankle injury, while Di Maria has been nursing a thigh problem and is yet to feature in 2012. Both players are expected to be named on the bench.
The game is likely to come too soon for left-back Marcelo, who has been struggling with a thigh problem, while Hamit Altintop (calf) is also out.
Levante duo Jose Javier Barkero and Asier del Horno could recover from injury in time to make the trip to the capital.
Defender Juanfran is struggling with a foot complaint and is unlikely to feature, while Xavi Torres is suspended.
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DID YOU KNOW? |
- Real Madrid have not dropped a point in the league since December 10, when they lost 3-1 to Barcelona at the Bernabeu.
- Los Blancos are the only Primera Division club to have scored in every home game this campaign in all competitions.
- Real were named the richest club in the world for the seventh year running by accountancy firm Deloitte this week.
- Fourth-placed Levante, who notched a surprise 1-0 victory over Real in September, have not won in the league since December 10.
- The east coast club have lost all of their last eight away games in all competitions.
- Ivorian striker Arouna Kone (pictured) is Levante's leading scorer this season with nine goals.
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Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Real Madrid CF 3-0 Levante
- 16.21 %
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Real Madrid CF 4-0 Levante
- 12.01 %
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Real Madrid CF 5-0 Levante
- 11.44 %
| Spain - Primera Division (LIGA) | Feb 12, 2012 | Real Madrid CF 4 - Levante 2 |
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| Spain - Primera Division (LIGA) | Sep 18, 2011 | Levante 1 - Real Madrid CF 0 |
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| Spain - Primera Division (LIGA) | Feb 19, 2011 | Real Madrid CF 2 - Levante 0 |
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| Spain - Copa del Rey (ESPC) | Jan 6, 2011 | Levante 2 - Real Madrid CF 0 |
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| Spain - Copa del Rey (ESPC) | Dec 22, 2010 | Real Madrid CF 8 - Levante 0 |
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Real Madrid CF
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| May 13, 2012 | Real Madrid CF 4 - Mallorca 1 | LIGA |
| May 5, 2012 | Granada 1 - Real Madrid CF 2 | LIGA |
| May 2, 2012 | Athletic Bilbao 0 - Real Madrid CF 3 | LIGA |
| Apr 29, 2012 | Real Madrid CF 3 - Sevilla 0 | LIGA |
| Apr 25, 2012 | Real Madrid CF 2 - FC Bayern München 1 | UCL |
Levante
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| May 13, 2012 | Levante 3 - Athletic Bilbao 0 | LIGA |
| May 5, 2012 | Mallorca 1 - Levante 0 | LIGA |
| May 2, 2012 | Zaragoza 1 - Levante 0 | LIGA |
| Apr 28, 2012 | Levante 3 - Granada 1 | LIGA |
| Apr 21, 2012 | Sevilla 1 - Levante 1 | LIGA |
| Returns: | Real Madrid £11.00 |
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| Returns: | Draw £360.00 |
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| Returns: | Levante £710.00 |
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| 1 | Iker Casillas | Goalkeeper |
| 3 | Pepe | Defender |
| 4 | Sergio Ramos | Defender |
| 15 | Fabio Coentrao | Midfielder |
| 17 | Arbeloa | Defender |
| 10 | Mesut Özil | Midfielder |
| 11 | Esteban Granero Molina | Midfielder |
| 14 | Xabi Alonso | Midfielder |
| 7 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Striker |
| 9 | Karim Benzema | Striker |
| 20 | Gonzalo Higuaín | Striker |
| 13 | Adán | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Ricardo Carvalho | Defender |
| 18 | Raúl Albiol Tortajada | Defender |
| 5 | Nuri Sahin | Midfielder |
| 6 | Sami Khedira | Midfielder |
| 8 | Kaká | Midfielder |
| 21 | Callejón | Striker |
| 1 | Gustavo Adolfo Munúa | Goalkeeper |
| 15 | Asier Del Horno | Defender |
| 17 | Javier Rodríguez Venta | Defender |
| 18 | Ballesteros | Defender |
| 22 | Gustavo Daniel Cabral | Defender |
| 4 | Francisco Farinós | Midfielder |
| - | Óscar Serrano | Midfielder |
| 10 | Iborra | Midfielder |
| 23 | Valdo | Midfielder |
| 2 | Arouna Kone | Striker |
| 25 | Nabil El Zhar | Midfielder |
| 13 | Keylor Navas | Goalkeeper |
| 12 | Juan García García | Defender |
| 19 | Pedro López | Defender |
| 6 | Pallardó | Defender |
| 22 | Pedro Botelho | Defender |
| 21 | Rubén Suárez | Striker |
| 24 | Abdel Kader Ghezzal | Striker |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | |
| Position: | Striker |
| Squad Number: | 7 |
| Games | Goals | YC | RC |
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| 38 | 46 | 4 | 0 |
The Portuguese star has been in the spotlight in the past week amid rumours that he has grown disillusioned with life in the Spanish capital and is plotting a move back to England in the summer. While some sections of the Bernabeu faithful have questioned his attitude, there can be no doubt that the former Manchester United man remains the driving force behind Real's quest for a first league title in four years.
| Arouna Kone | |
| Position: | Striker |
| Squad Number: | 2 |
| Games | Goals | YC | RC |
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| 34 | 15 | 5 | 0 |
The Ivorian striker has excelled in the lone striker role this campaign and netted the winner against Real in the reverse fixture in September. The 28-year-old will have to keep up his goalscoring form if the Valencian club are to keep their push for European qualification on track.
Levante are without a win in the league in over two months and they desperately need a spark of inspiration from somewhere to reignite their season. The odds of them getting anything at the Bernabeu are very slim, especially with the league leaders in such imperious form.
Results
Times In GMT
Match News
Top Scorers
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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 Atl. 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 |
