Real Madrid 3–0 Granada
Match summary
Real Madrid beat Granada 3–0 on 2 September 2012 in La Liga round 3. in front of 70,000 spectators. Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro 26', Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro 53' and Gonzalo Higuaín "Pipita" 76' scored for Real Madrid. Borja Gomez 60' was sent off.
It was Real Madrid's 19th win in 20 meetings between the clubs (19 wins, 0 draws, 1 defeat for Real Madrid). Real Madrid have won the last 16 meetings. Real Madrid went into the game with a recent run of W D L L W. Real Madrid finished that season 2nd, Granada 15th in La Liga.
Match events
- 13'Yellow cardBorja Gomez
- 26'GoalCristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro
- 39'Yellow cardKépler Laveran Lima Ferreira “Pepe”
- 46'SubstitutionÁngel Fabián di María for José María Callejón Bueno
- 53'GoalCristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro
- 58'SubstitutionMesut Özil for Luka Modric
- 60'Second yellowBorja Gomez
- 63'SubstitutionDiego Mainz for Youssef El-Arabi
- 65'SubstitutionGonzalo Higuaín "Pipita" for Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro
- 69'Yellow cardÁlvaro Arbeloa Coca
- 69'SubstitutionGabriel Torje for Juanma Ortiz
- 74'SubstitutionJaime Romero for Fabián Orellana
- 76'GoalGonzalo Higuaín "Pipita"
Real Madrid v Granada: head-to-head
All 20 meetings- 20Meetings
- 19Real Madrid wins
- 0Draws
- 1Granada wins
Previous meetings
In the news around this match
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6 September 2012
- Ronaldo demands £480,000-A-WEEK to stay with Real Madrid
4 September 2012
- Man Utd, Man City already in contact with camp of Real Madrid's "sad" Ronaldo
4 September 2012
- Super agent Mendes: I know why Ronaldo hit out at Real Madrid
4 September 2012
- "Sad" Real Madrid star Ronaldo: I will not say anything more
4 September 2012
- Portuguese legend Paulo Futre: Ronaldo feels let down by Real Madrid
4 September 2012