Esteban Granero Molina 4', Gonzalo Higuaín "Pipita" 43', Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro 74', Karim Benzema 84' (pen), Xabier Alonso Olano 88' · Pedro Antonio Sánchez Moñino 81' (pen)
Real Madrid 1–0 Real Murcia
Match summary
Real Madrid beat Real Murcia 1–0 on 3 January 2004 in La Liga round 18 in front of 72,485 spectators. Raúl González Blanco 8' scored for Real Madrid.
It was Real Madrid's 3rd win in 6 meetings between the clubs (3 wins, 2 draws, 1 defeat for Real Madrid). Real Madrid are unbeaten in the last 4 meetings. Real Madrid went into the game with a recent run of W D W W W. Real Madrid finished that season 4th, Real Murcia 20th in La Liga.
Match events
- 8'GoalRaúl González Blanco
- 46'SubstitutionSantiago Hernán Solari for —
- 55'Yellow cardMichel
- 63'SubstitutionGancedo for —
- 63'SubstitutionQuintana for —
- 80'SubstitutionJose María Gutiérrez Hernández for —
- 80'Yellow cardIván Helguera Bujía
- 82'Yellow cardLoeschbor
- 83'Yellow cardFrancisco Pavón Barahona
- 84'Yellow cardJose María Gutiérrez Hernández
- 85'SubstitutionJavier Garcia Portillo for —
- 92'Yellow cardSantiago Hernán Solari
Real Madrid v Real Murcia: head-to-head
All 6 meetings- 6Meetings
- 3Real Madrid wins
- 2Draws
- 1Real Murcia wins
Previous meetings
In the news around this match
- King's Cup and Primera Liga fixtures, January 6-11
6 January 2004
- Top three in La Liga start new year with victories
6 January 2004
- Primera Liga reports
5 January 2004
- Quick-fire Valencia keep the pressure on Real
5 January 2004
- Real edge out Murcia to move five points clear
4 January 2004
- The holidays are over for Real Madrid
2 January 2004