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Sporting de Gijón

Real Madrid

  • Raúl 15’, 75’
  • Huntelaar 36’
  • Marcelo 49’

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  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Sporting de Gijón
    • Real Madrid
    • 90+1' That's it, full-time! Real Madrid have convincingly beaten Sporting Gijon 4-0 at El Molinon, courtesy of a brace from record-goalscorer Raul and strikes from Marcelo and Klaas Jan-Huntelaar. Thanks for joining us!
    • 90' There will be a minimum of one minute added at the end of this second half, with both sides playing out time at the moment.
    • 88' Sporting Gijon go agonisingly close to grabbing a consolation strike as Torres David Barral swivels and shoots against Casillas' far post with the keeper beaten - very unlucky.
    • 87' Pepe produces another of his trademark rampaging runs down the centre of the pitch, before he is finally hauled over by Roberto Suarez.
    • 85' Substitute Daniel Parejo brings a diving stop from Lafuente after Raul had got to the byline and squared the ball back to the edge of the area - he really should have done better from there, though.
    • 83' With the pace of the game now at walking pace, Real are contentedly passing the ball around, with Gijon reluctantly chasing fruitlessly.
    • 81' Sergio Matabuena drives an optimistic shot from wide on the edge of the Real box, which is actually deceptively close to Casillas' far post, but the keeper appeared to have it covered.
    • 79' The excellent Sergio Ramos is replaced by Daniel Parejo in Juande Ramos' final substitution.
    • 78' Pepe makes an important clearance on the edge of his box after Gonzalez Carmelo almost found himself with a clear run on goal.
    • 76' GOAL!!! The record-breaking Raul doubles his tally with an opportunist tap-in after Gonzalo Higuain brought a save from Lafuente, 4-0!
    • 74' Raul is frustrated by his strike partner, Gonzalo Higuain, who dribbles with his head down in the box, failing to see his captain in space and subsequently losing possession.
    • 72' Klaas Jan-Huntelaar has a potential second goal ruled offside after he headed home from Sergio Ramos' cross - the lack of protestations from the Dutchman speaks volumes.
    • 71' Fernando Gago departs for Real Madrid to be replaced by Javi Garcia, after a whole-hearted display. Juande Ramos will have been mindful that the midfielder was becoming increasingly agitated by his opponents, so it was a wise move.
    • 68' Fine game-reading by Fabio Cannavaro as his interception of Torres Barral's cross is perfectly timed with Bilic waiting in space behind him.
    • 66' As the game continues to be pretty scrappy at the moment, Pepe collides with Bilic in a heavyweight encounter, with both players angry at each other's physicality.
    • 64' Autet Gerard has his protestations cut short by referee Mateu Lahoz after the defender felt that Klaas Jan-Huntelaar won a corner by unfairly climbing over him.
    • 62' Torres replaces Heinze for Real Madrid as they make a change of their own. The second half has notably lacked the intensity of the first, with every neutral hoping for Gijon to make a game of this.
    • 59' The home side make a double change as Gimenez Castro and Madera Michel, are replaced by Sergio Matabuena and Montoya Mateo - let's see if the fresh legs help their side get back into this game.
    • 58' Mate Bilic is providing some much needed additional presence in the Gijon attack after replacing Sanchez Moran at half-time, but the deliveries up to the big man must be better.
    • 55' Fernando Gago, not for the first time in this game, has a confrontation with one of the Gijon players, this time it is Diego Camacho; the referee just ignores them both.
    • 52' Gonzalo Higuain has a 40 yard race to the ball with Autet Gerard after Fabio Cannavaro's long ball into the corner, but both players are beaten by the pace of the ball. Marcelo is booked for unsporting behaviour.
    • 49' GOAL!!! Marcelo scores a terrific goal to extend Real's lead! The winger was released by interplay between Higuain and Huntelaar, allowing him space to advance down the left and dink the ball nonchalantly over the onrushing Lafuente - an exquisite finish!
    • 49' Mate Bilic has replaced Sanchez Luis Moran as Sporting Gijon look to get back into this match.
    • 48' Pepe begins the second half as brightly as he did the first: the defender cutting past Diego Castro and charging up the field, before passing the ball out to Marcelo on the left.
    • 46' A footnote to Raul's goal in the 15th minute: that strike breaks Alfredo Di Stefano's Real Madrid goalscoring record - a fantastic achievement! The second half is underway at El Molinon, let's hope for more goals...
    • 45+1' That's half-time and Real Madrid are deservedly two goals to the good after a commanding display. Both strikes, by Raul and Klaas Jan-Huntelaar were neatly dispatched and Juande Ramos will be delighted by his side's performance.
    • 45' Neat interplay between Marcelo and Gonzalo Higuain in the Sporting Gijon half almost opens up a decent opportunity, but Autet Gerard buys a free kick off referee Mateu Lahoz to alleviate the danger. One minute to be added.
    • 43' A positive run by Torres Barral almost catches Gabriel Heinze out of position, but the Argentine recovers well to dispossess the Sporting Gijon forward.
    • 41' Pepe makes a fine challenge as Gonzalez Carmelo storms into the Real box at pace - the Portugese's tackle had to be impeccably timed.
    • 39' A superb dipping effort from Fernando Gago almost tests Lafuente from 25 yards but drifts narrowly over the bar - the keeper would have been struggling.
    • 37' GOAL!!! Real double their lead through Klaas Jan-Huntelaar! The Dutchman raced through from Higuain's headed flick-on and cooly passed the ball beyond the diving Lafuente.
    • 36' Another weaving run by Marcelo draws challenges from Suarez and Moran, before finally Hernandez makes a telling tackle.
    • 34' Fine work from Lassana Diarra as the midfielder beats Camacho and Michel in midfield, before releasing Marcelo down the left; Juande Ramos is looking anxious as his side hold only a slender lead.
    • 32' Klaas Jan-Huntelaar is fouled on the edge of the Gijon box by Soto Ivan Hernandez, but the referee wisely waves play on as Raul draws a fine save from Lafuente down low to his right.
    • 30' Pepe does well to clear with Torres David Barral threatening from a dangerous position inside the box.
    • 29' There is a big furore as Pepe, Sergio Ramos, Carmelo and Diego Castro engage in a shouting match inside the box after a Sporting Gijon corner kick - the referee takes no action.
    • 27' The extent of the visitor's dominance is exemplified by the position of their full-backs, Sergio Ramos and Gabriel Heinze, who have barely found themselves defending yet in this game.
    • 25' Real have enjoyed 65 per cent of possession so far and the Gijon players are becoming increasingly frustrated, as shown by Madera Michel - who is booked for kicking the ball away petulantly.
    • 23' Raul is fouled by Autet Gerard down the Sporting left and Ramos will be looking to whip in a dangerous cross from this position.
    • 21' Fernando Gago is lightly clipped by Sanchez Luis Moran in midfield and reacts as if he has been shot, writhing around in pain on halfway; but he is back on his feet as play resumes.
    • 19' Sporting Gijon have barely seen the ball since the goal, with Real relentlessly keeping possession; Juande Ramos is a thoroughly contented man on the touchline.
    • 17' Sergio Ramos has caused havoc down the right and the home side have failed to close him down effectively; the wing-back delivers another cross which Higuain misses, but the danger remains, despite the goal.
    • 15' GOAL!!! Real take the lead after sustained pressure through Raul! The forward ghosted into the box to meet Ramos' cross crisply inside the area, leaving Lafuente helpless.
    • 14' A glorious chance for Real goes begging as Sergio Ramos sprints down the right and delivers a pin-point cross to Miguel Higuain, but the striker mis-directs his header wide of Inaki Lafuente's near post.
    • 12' Real mount a good spell of pressure but Klaas Jan-Huntelaar finds himself wide out on the right and crosses to no-one in the box.
    • 10' A short corner is taken by the hosts as Gonzalez Carmelo looks to whip in a cross from the left, but Sergio Ramos clears the danger.
    • 8' Fernando Gago battles fiercely with Diego Camacho in midfield, but both lose out as the ball drifts out for a throw in; the tempo of the game is very high, with Gijon looking positive.
    • 5' Iker Casillas storms off his line to clear Madera Michel's through ball to Torres Barral - very sharp keeping from Spain's No 1.
    • 4' All the play so far has been down the Sporting Gijon right as Marcelo and Raul combine fluently, with Gabriel Heinze linking up whenever possible.
    • 2' A long raking ball from Sergio Ramos releases the pacey Marcelo down the left wing and the midfielder wins an early corner for the visitors.
    • 1' We're underway at El Molinon and Real Madrid have Gonzalo Higuain leading the line, with Klaas Jan-Huntelaar and Raul in support.
    • - Hello and welcome to eurosport.yahoo.com's LIVE coverage of this afternoon's big game in La Liga - it's Sporting Gijon against Real Madrid! Madrid have won their last six games, while Sporting Gijon sit in mid-table after two wins and four losses in their previous six.

  • Team Stats

    Sporting de Gijón Stats Real Madrid
    33% Possession 66%
    10 Shots 17
    1 Shots on target 9
    3 Saves 1
    5 Corners 5
    6 Fouls 13
    2 Offsides 4
    1 Yellow cards 0
    0 Red cards 0
    32 Tackles 31
    165 Accurate passes 411
    38 Bad passes 63

  • Player Stats

    G =
    Goals
    S =
    Shots
    SoT =
    Shot on Target
    F =
    Fouls
    FW =
    Fouls Won
    O =
    Offsides
    A =
    Assists
    AP =
    Accurate Passes
    BP =
    Bad Passes
    T =
    Tackles
    • Sporting de Gijón
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      25 Iñaki Lafuente 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
      6 Carmelo González Jimenez 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 20 2 4
      16 Gerard Autet Serrabasa 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 17 0 3
      15 Roberto Canella 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 7 1
      22 Rafael Sastre Reus 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 19 0 6
      14 Iván Hernández Soto 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 2 5
      19 Diego Camacho 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 8 1
      8 Miguel Marcos Madera 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 15 1 6
      17 Diego Castro Gimenez 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 13 7 0
      23 David Barral 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 10 2 0
      18 Luis Morán 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 7 1 3
      9 Mate Bilic 0 1 0 1 3 1 0 7 3 1
      10 Francisco Jose Maldonado 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      3 Francisco Borja Enrique Ayesa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      24 Sergio Matabuena 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 3 1
      1 Sergio Sánchez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      21 Enrique Mateo Montoya 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 5 2 1
      20 Raúl Cámara 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    • Real Madrid
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Iker Casillas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 3 0
      3 Képler Laveran Lima Ferreira 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 41 1 4
      12 Marcelo Vieira da Silva Júnior 1 3 3 0 2 2 0 33 14 5
      16 Gabriel Heinze 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 29 8 3
      4 Sergio Ramos 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 32 2 5
      5 Fabio Cannavaro 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 31 4 3
      6 Lassana Diarra 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 51 3 3
      8 Fernando Gago 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 48 4 3
      20 Gonzalo Higuaín 0 3 1 0 0 1 2 35 4 1
      19 Klaas Jan Huntelaar 1 1 1 0 2 1 0 25 7 0
      7 Raúl González Blanco 2 4 3 0 2 0 0 43 7 2
      13 Jordi Codina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      24 Javi Garcia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 3 0
      9 Javier Saviola 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      23 Rafael van der Vaart 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      17 Daniel Parejo 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 7 0 2
      22 Miguel Torres Gómez 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 8 3 0
      15 Royston Drenthe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

  • Summary

    • 88' Sporting Gijon go agonisingly close to grabbing a consolation strike as Torres David Barral swivels and shoots against Casillas' far post with the keeper beaten - very unlucky.
    • 85' Substitute Daniel Parejo brings a diving stop from Lafuente after Raul had got to the byline and squared the ball back to the edge of the area - he really should have done better from there, though.
    • 76' GOAL!!! The record-breaking Raul doubles his tally with an opportunist tap-in after Gonzalo Higuain brought a save from Lafuente, 4-0!
    • 72' Klaas Jan-Huntelaar has a potential second goal ruled offside after he headed home from Sergio Ramos' cross - the lack of protestations from the Dutchman speaks volumes.
    • 49' GOAL!!! Marcelo scores a terrific goal to extend Real's lead! The winger was released by interplay between Higuain and Huntelaar, allowing him space to advance down the left and dink the ball nonchalantly over the onrushing Lafuente - an exquisite finish!
    • 37' GOAL!!! Real double their lead through Klaas Jan-Huntelaar! The Dutchman raced through from Higuain's headed flick-on and cooly passed the ball beyond the diving Lafuente.
    • 32' Klaas Jan-Huntelaar is fouled on the edge of the Gijon box by Soto Ivan Hernandez, but the referee wisely waves play on as Raul draws a fine save from Lafuente down low to his right.
    • 15' GOAL!!! Real take the lead after sustained pressure through Raul! The forward ghosted into the box to meet Ramos' cross crisply inside the area, leaving Lafuente helpless.
    • 14' A glorious chance for Real goes begging as Sergio Ramos sprints down the right and delivers a pin-point cross to Miguel Higuain, but the striker mis-directs his header wide of Inaki Lafuente's near post.
    • - Hello and welcome to eurosport.yahoo.com's LIVE coverage of this afternoon's big game in La Liga - it's Sporting Gijon against Real Madrid! Madrid have won their last six games, while Sporting Gijon sit in mid-table after two wins and four losses in their previous six.

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Antonio Miguel Mateu Lahoz

  • Sporting de Gijón

    Manager: Manuel Preciado

    Starting line-up

    • I. Lafuente
    • R. Sastre
    • A. Gerard
    • S. Iván Hernández
    • S. Roberto Canella
    • D. Camacho
    • M. Míchel Yellow Card Substitution Out (59′)
    • S. Luis Morán Substitution Out (46′)
    • D. Castro Substitution Out (59′)
    • -. Carmelo
    • D. Barral

    Subs

    • 3. F. Ayesa "Neru"
    • 9. M. Bilic Substitution In46′
    • 24. S. Matabuena Substitution In59′
    • 21. K. Mateo Substitution In59′
    • 25. F. Maldonado
    • 5. G. Jorge
    • 20. C. Raúl
    • S. Sergio Sánchez II

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

  • Real Madrid

    Manager: Juande Ramos

    Captain: 7. González Raúl

    Starting line-up

    • I. Casillas
    • S. Ramos Substitution Out (79′)
    • .. Pepe
    • F. Cannavaro
    • G. Heinze Substitution Out (62′)
    • L. Diarra
    • F. Gago Substitution Out (69′)
    • .. Marcelo Goal
    • G. Higuaín
    • G. Raúl Goals×2
    • K. Huntelaar Goal

    Subs

    • 25. J. Dudek
    • 9. J. Saviola
    • 18. J. Faubert
    • 24. F. Javi García Substitution In69′
    • A. Bueno
    • 22. M. Torres Substitution In62′
    • 17. D. Parejo Substitution In79′

    Injured

    • 2. M. Salgado
    • 21. C. Metzelder
    • 14. J. Guti
    • 11. A. Robben
    • 6. M. Diarra
    • 17. R. van Nistelrooy
    • 10. W. Sneijder
    • 18. R. De la Red

    Suspended

    • 23. R. van der Vaart

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  1. As a ardent supporter I love real madrid performing­ excellently now since specially Raul's quality. I­ wish them in the end of the season to be the League­ winner "GOD BLESS"

    From mohdhassimraibin, on Mon 16 Feb 5:39AM

  2. A good game but you guys are still lacking. Barca is a­ better bet any time any day any year

    From scofieldsexy, on Sun 15 Feb 11:59PM

  3. man o man madrid are making a come back.. hope barca­ slipp up again.. i honestly think raul should be let­ back on to the national team. i mean i would pick him­ over guiza to start any day... plus they are letting­ beckham play on england so why not let raul play on­ spain. i mean raul could not expect to star but i­ believe with this new and improved spanish team he­ could still help them accomplish things. as you can see­ he is still reliable for madrid and torres and villa­ could use the help of a reliable striker.

    From jessep, on Sun 15 Feb 10:55PM

  4. BRAVO BRAVO BRAVO

    From freddymoi, on Sun 15 Feb 10:35PM

  5. Great win for Real- hope they can close the gap on­ Barca-Raul is the best & well done for the record!

    From annestephens57, on Sun 15 Feb 10:24PM

  6. oohh, nice. 8 consecutive wins, :) and the defence,­ omg, thank you juande ramos, europes best defence, in­ real madrid, pepe and cannavaro:) 15 - 1 in 8 matches.­ difference.

    From chechenr, on Sun 15 Feb 9:46PM

  7. Raul is the best

    From vedran_zahtila, on Sun 15 Feb 7:18PM

  8. iloveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee raul and real madrid nice­ game..... bravooooo the best playerss

    From beso.badawi, on Sun 15 Feb 7:12PM

  9. comment 37. keep dreaming

    From Jo, on Sun 15 Feb 6:33PM

  10. get in madrid we gonna get u barca

    From tanvirhu22ain, on Sun 15 Feb 5:51PM

  11. praying god to be 5-0

    From AliA, on Sun 15 Feb 5:49PM

  12. No way can you blame Raul for that. Back then neither­ Torres, Villa, Ramos, Iniesta, Senna were the players­ they are today. If anything Raul was the only player­ that stood out.

    From Raimo K, on Sun 15 Feb 5:49PM

  13. Go real madrid. Thrash them out come on 0-5, hat trick­ 4 our legend

    From Ahmad, on Sun 15 Feb 5:48PM

  14. spain has always underperformed with raul. It's­ only when they dropped him that they won the Euro

    From joe, on Sun 15 Feb 5:44PM

  15. why does real madrid keep playing the team that played­ Barcelona the week before. It doesn't seem fair­ after barcelona have tired them out for them.

    From joe, on Sun 15 Feb 5:40PM

  16. I really hope Raul gets back in the Spanish national­ team. No one deserves it more than him.

    From Raimo K, on Sun 15 Feb 5:39PM

  17. raul's second goal..huhuu..

    he is a legend..

    From Amer7Raul, on Sun 15 Feb 5:34PM

  18. i am glad that marcelo is back in form..

    From Amer7Raul, on Sun 15 Feb 5:33PM

  19. Juande Ramos has to stay beyond this year. With also­ the addition of Ronaldo next year will see Real destroy­ everyone

    From Raimo K, on Sun 15 Feb 5:31PM

  20. jaye robben va sneijer va van der vaart khaliye

    From behnam, on Sun 15 Feb 5:30PM
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