Real Madrid 7–1 Real Sporting de Gijon
Match summary
Real Madrid beat Real Sporting de Gijon 7–1 on 24 September 2008 in La Liga round 4. in front of 70,000 spectators. Rafael Ferdinand van der Vaart 18', Rafael Ferdinand van der Vaart 33', Gonzalo Higuaín "Pipita" 37', Rafael Ferdinand van der Vaart 47', Arjen Robben 52', Raúl González Blanco 59' and Raúl González Blanco 64' scored for Real Madrid; Enrique Kike Mateo 54' replied for Real Sporting de Gijon.
It was Real Madrid's 2nd win in 3 meetings between the clubs (2 wins, 1 draw, 0 defeats for Real Madrid). Real Madrid are unbeaten in the last 3 meetings. Real Madrid went into the game with a recent run of W L W W W. Real Madrid finished that season 2nd, Real Sporting de Gijon 16th in La Liga.
Match events
- 18'GoalRafael Ferdinand van der Vaart
- 33'GoalRafael Ferdinand van der Vaart
- 37'GoalGonzalo Higuaín "Pipita"
- 47'GoalRafael Ferdinand van der Vaart
- 47'SubstitutionNeru for Raúl Cámara
- 47'SubstitutionDiego Castro for Maldonado
- 52'GoalArjen Robben
- 54'GoalEnrique Kike Mateo
- 56'SubstitutionJavi García for Mahamadou Diarra
- 59'GoalRaúl González Blanco
- 59'SubstitutionLuis Morán for Pedro
- 63'SubstitutionJavier Pedro Saviola for Gonzalo Higuaín "Pipita"
- 64'GoalRaúl González Blanco
- 70'SubstitutionRoyston Ricky Drenthe for Arjen Robben
Real Madrid v Real Sporting de Gijon: head-to-head
All 3 meetings- 3Meetings
- 2Real Madrid wins
- 1Draws
- 0Real Sporting de Gijon wins
Previous meetings
Raúl González Blanco 15', Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 37', Marcelo Vieira da Silva Júnior 49', Raúl González Blanco 76'
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