Saturday, 18 February 2012

Real Madrid-Racing Santander


Whites look to keep ten-point lead with eighth straight league victory.

Real Madrid are set to face Racing Santander at the Bernabeu on Saturday to defend their 10-point lead with an eighth straight victory in the championship. The Whites will look to continue thrilling their home crowd with more goals, having already tallied 16 so far in 2012 at the Bernabeu.

Mourinho's side is the only one in the First Division to win all its games in 2012. Real have the largest number of victories in La Liga (19) and top the goal ranking with 75 strikes. Cristiano Ronaldo is well on his way to winning the Golden Boot award again with a 27 goal tally already this season.
The Madridistas have scored in all their games at their stadium this year, something no other First Division side has achieved. They score four goals on average per home clash, and their total tally of strikes at their stadium under Mourinho is an impressive 106.
Jose Mourinho has called-up 21 players for the match, including Castilla's Tomas Mejias. Di Maria and Marcelo made the cut, while Altintop and Lass will miss the match due to injuries, and Arbeloa due to being supended.
Ever since Juan Jose Gonzalez took over Racing on Week 14, the team has completely transformed itself for the better. They've only lost one of their last nine games, but they are still in the relegation zone. Team lead scorer Stuani is suspended for the match, and Colsa and Jairo are injured.



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