2010/11 · La Liga · Round 15.

Real Zaragoza 1–3 Real Madrid

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Match summary

Real Madrid beat Real Zaragoza 3–1 on 12 December 2010 in La Liga round 15.. Mesut Özil 16', Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro 44' and Ángel Fabián di María 47' scored for Real Madrid; Gabi Fernández 54' pen replied for Real Zaragoza.

It was Real Madrid's 14th win in 26 meetings between the clubs (14 wins, 8 draws, 4 defeats for Real Madrid). Real Madrid are unbeaten in the last 5 meetings. Real Madrid went into the game with a recent run of W W L W W. Real Madrid finished that season 2nd, Real Zaragoza 14th in La Liga.

Match events

  1. 16'GoalMesut Özil
  2. 25'Yellow cardÁlvaro Arbeloa Coca
  3. 33'Yellow cardGabi Fernández
  4. 35'Yellow cardMarcelo Vieira da Silva Júnior
  5. 44'GoalCristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro
  6. 47'GoalÁngel Fabián di María
  7. 50'Yellow cardMaurizio Lanzaro
  8. 53'SubstitutionLeonardo Ponzio for Edmílson
  9. 53'SubstitutionMarco Perez for Florent Sinama-Pongolle
  10. 53'Yellow cardRicardo Alberto Silveira de Carvalho
  11. 54'PenaltyGabi Fernández
  12. 76'Yellow cardXabier Alonso Olano
  13. 79'Yellow cardNicolàs Bertolo
  14. 79'SubstitutionEsteban Granero Molina for Karim Benzema
  15. 85'SubstitutionÁdám Pintér for Javier Paredes
  16. 85'SubstitutionMahamadou Diarra for Mesut Özil
  17. 89'SubstitutionMorata for Ángel Fabián di María
Match report

Real Madrid boss Mourinho: One of the great goals from Ronaldo

Real Madrid cruised to a comfortable 3-1 win over Real Zaragoza yesterday.

Mesut Ozil's early strike and a brilliant Cristiano Ronaldo free-kick put Madrid 2-0 up at half-time and Angel Di Maria lobbed home a third goal just after the break, making Gabi's 54th-minute penalty for Zaragoza nothing more than a consolation.

The triumph means Madrid have now rattled up three successive victories since losing 5-0 to Barcelona at the Nou Camp a fortnight ago, beating Valencia, Auxerre and now Zaragoza.

"Cristiano is a tremendous professional and he scored one of the best goals of his collection," Mourinho told realmadrid.com.

"We played a great match, although out opponent had the mental strength to answer back after trailing."

"Whether you play with cats dogs, it's the tactics that matter, not the players. The dog is the usual system with two forwards and that has made us strong and aggressive. The cat is an alternate system with three central midfielders. I thought people were smarter and knew what I was talking about."

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Real Madrid v Real Zaragoza: head-to-head

All 26 meetings
  • 26Meetings
  • 14Real Madrid wins
  • 8Draws
  • 4Real Zaragoza wins

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Previous meetings

Copa del Rey · Round of 16Won
Real Zaragoza0
Real Madrid4

Raphael Varane 6', Lucas Vázquez Iglesias 32', Vinícius Jr. 72', Karim Benzema 79'

29 JanDetails
La Liga · Round 29.Drew
Real Zaragoza1
Real Madrid1

Rodri 6' · Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro 38'

30 MarReport
La Liga · Round 10.Won
Real Madrid4
Real Zaragoza0

Gonzalo Higuaín "Pipita" 23', Ángel Fabián di María 25', Michael Kojo Essien 89', Luka Modric 90+2'

3 NovDetails

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