2008–09 Real Madrid CF season

The 2008–09 season was Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 78th season in La Liga. This article lists all matches that the club played in the 2008–09 season and shows statistics of the club's players.

Real Madrid
2008–09 season
PresidentVicente Boluda
Head coachBernd Schuster
(until 13 December 2008)
Juande Ramos
(from 13 December 2008)
StadiumSantiago Bernabéu
La Liga2nd
Copa del ReyRound of 32
Supercopa de EspañaWinners
UEFA Champions LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague: Gonzalo Higuaín (22 goals)
All: Gonzalo Higuaín
Raúl (24 each)

Players

Squad information
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Since
 App
 Goals
 Ends
 Transfer fee
 Notes
1 GK Spain Iker Casillas (VC)28EU 1999 468 0 2015 Youth system
13 GK Spain Jordi Codina27EU 2007 1 0 2010 Youth system
25 GK Poland Jerzy Dudek36EU 2007 13 0 2009 Free
5 DF Italy Fabio Cannavaro35EU 2006 110 2 2009 €10M
3 DF Portugal Pepe26EU 2007 64 0 2017 €30M Second nationality: Brazil
21 DF Germany Christoph Metzelder28EU 2007 29 0 2010 Free
4 DF Spain Sergio Ramos23EU 2005 176 22 2021 €27M
2 DF Spain Míchel Salgado (VC)33EU 1999 369 5 2009 €11M
22 DF Spain Miguel Torres23EU 2007 67 0 2012 Youth system
16 DF Argentina Gabriel Heinze31EU 2007 60 3 2011 €12M Second nationality: Italy
12 DF Brazil Marcelo21Non-EU 2007 (Winter) 71 4 2022 €6.5M Second nationality: Spain
6 MF France Lassana Diarra23EU 2009 (Winter) 21 0 2013 €20M #39 in UCL Second nationality: Mali
8 MF Argentina Fernando Gago23EU 2007 (Winter) 89 1 2012 €20M Second nationality: Italy
6 MF Mali Mahamadou Diarra28EU 2006 97 4 2011 €26M
24 MF Spain Javi García22EU 2004 21 0 2012 €4M
18 MF Spain Rubén de la Red23EU 2004 27 3 2011 €4.7M
14 MF Spain Guti (VC)32EU 1995 506 77 2010 Youth system
17 MF Spain Dani Parejo20EU 2009 (Winter) 5 0 2011 Youth system Unregistered in UCL
10 MF Netherlands Wesley Sneijder24EU 2007 64 11 2012 €27M
23 MF Netherlands Rafael van der Vaart26EU 2008 37 5 2013 €13M
15 MF Netherlands Royston Drenthe22EU 2007 52 4 2012 €13M Second nationality: Suriname
18 MF France Julien Faubert25EU 2009 (Winter) 2 0 2009 Loan Second nationality: Martinique
11 FW Netherlands Arjen Robben25EU 2007 64 13 2012 €36M
20 FW Argentina Gonzalo Higuaín21EU 2007 (Winter) 72 35 2013 €13M Second nationality: France
7 FW Spain Raúl (captain)31EU 1994 702 316 2011 Youth system
9 FW Argentina Javier Saviola27EU 2007 38 7 2011 Free Second nationality: Spain
17 FW Netherlands Ruud van Nistelrooy32EU 2006 93 63 2010 €15M
19 FW Netherlands Klaas-Jan Huntelaar25EU 2009 (Winter) 19 8 2013 €20M
28 FW Spain Alberto Bueno21EU 2008 5 1 Undisclosed Youth system
35 FW Spain Miquel Palanca21EU 2008 3 0 Undisclosed Youth system
27 DF Spain Javier Velayos22EU 2006 0 0 Undisclosed Youth system
36 CB Uruguay Gary Kagelmacher21EU 2008 1 0 Undisclosed Youth system Second nationality: Germany
35 FW Spain Marcos Tébar23EU 2008 1 0 Undisclosed Youth system
  • Last updated: 2009-06-01
  • Source: Wikipedia players' articles, ESPN (for appearances and goals) and soccer-spain.com (for EU passport)
  • Ordered by position on pitch.

In
No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
EU
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Ends
 Transfer
fee		 Source
23 MF Netherlands Van der Vaart 25EU Hamburger SV Germany Transfer Summer 2013 €13M Realmadrid
24 MF Spain Javi García 21EU Osasuna Transfer Summer 2012 €4M Realmadrid0Osasuna
18 MF Spain De la Red 23EU Getafe Transfer Summer 2011 €4.7m Realmadrid
— DF Argentina Garay 21EU Racing Santander Transfer Summer 2014 €10M Realmadrid
— MF Spain Adrián 19EU Gimnàstic Loan Return Summer Undisclosed n/a
— MF Uruguay García 31EU Murcia Loan Return Summer Undisclosed n/a
— DF Spain Agus 23EU Celta de Vigo Loan Return Summer Undisclosed n/a
— MF Spain Granero 20EU Getafe Loan Return Summer Undisclosed n/a
19 FW Netherlands Huntelaar 25EU Ajax Netherlands Transfer Winter 2013 €20M Realmadrid
6 MF France Lass 23EU Portsmouth England Transfer Winter 2013 €20M Realmadrid
17 MF Spain Parejo 19EU Queens Park Rangers England Loan Return Winter 2017 Realmadrid
18 MF France Faubert 25EU West Ham United England Loan Winter 2009 Loan Realmadrid

Total spending: Decrease €71.7 million

Out
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
EU
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Transfer
fee		 Source
— AM Spain Parejo 19EU Queens Park Rangers England Loaned Out Summer n/a Realmadrid
— DF Argentina Garay 21EU Racing Santander Loaned Out Summer n/a Realmadrid
— MF Spain Adrián 20EU Getafe Transfer Summer €2.2M Getafecf
18 FW Italy Cassano 25EU Sampdoria Italy Transfer Summer Free Realmadrid
24 MF Equatorial Guinea Balboa 23EU Benfica Portugal Transfer Summer €4.5M Realmadrid0Benfica
— MF Spain Granero 20EU Getafe Transfer Summer €5M Realmadrid0Getafecf
9 ST Spain Soldado 23EU Getafe Transfer Summer €4M Realmadrid
19 MF Brazil J. Baptista 26EU Roma Italy Transfer Summer €12M Realmadrid0ASRoma
10 LW Brazil Robinho 24Non-EU Manchester City England Transfer Summer €42M Realmadrid0mcfc.co.uk
— MF Uruguay García 31EU PAOK Greece End of contract Summer Free Realmadrid

Last updated: 2008-09-01

Total income: Increase €69.7 million

Club

Coaching staff
Position Staff
Head coach Spain Juande Ramos
Assistant coach Spain Marcos Álvarez
Physical trainer Italy Valter di Salvo
Fitness coach Spain Jordi García
Goalkeepers coach Spain Pedro Luis Jaro

Source: Realmadrid.com, El club más laureado del mundo and realmadridfans

Kits

Supplier: Adidas
Sponsor(s): bwin.com

Home
Away
Third Kit

Source: "Nueva equipación para los Campeones". Real Madrid C.F. Archived from the original on 6 July 2008. Retrieved 19 July 2008.
"Real Madrid's current kit". Adidas.com. Archived from the original on 18 July 2008. Retrieved 19 July 2008.

Other information
President Spain Vicente Boluda
Honorary Life President Argentina Colombia Spain Alfredo Di Stéfano
Vice-president Spain José Ignacio Rivero
Vice-president Spain Amador Suárez
Secretary of the Board Spain Manuel Serrano
Director of football Montenegro Predrag Mijatović
Technical Secretary Spain Miguel Ángel Portugal
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Santiago Bernabéu (80,400 / 107x72m)
Budget €351.8M

Source: Board of Directors (Realmadrid), El club más laureado del mundo, Santiago Bernabéu Stadium and Real Madrid closes the best year in its history

Competitions

La Liga
Main article: 2008–09 La Liga

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Barcelona (C) 38 27 6 5 105 35 +70 87 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Real Madrid 38 25 3 10 83 52 +31 78
3 Sevilla 38 21 7 10 54 39 +15 70
4 Atlético Madrid 38 20 7 11 80 57 +23 67 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
5 Villarreal 38 18 11 9 61 54 +7 65 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round
Source: LFP and Yahoo! Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHA
ResultLWWWWDWWDWLWLLLWWWWWWWWWWDWWWWWWWLLLLL
Position138633553344245653222222222222222222222
Updated to match(es) played on 2009-06-01. Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches
31 August 2008 1 Deportivo La Coruña 2–1 Real Madrid A Coruña
21:00 CET 26', Yellow card 35' Mista
Yellow card 30', 51' Lopo
Yellow card 54' Álvarez
Yellow card 78' Aranzubia		 Report 47' Van Nistelrooy
Yellow card 54' Guti
Yellow card 70' Ramos
Yellow card 85' Marcelo		 Stadium: Estadio Riazor
Attendance: 34,600[1]
Referee: Muñiz Fernández
14 September 2008 2 Real Madrid 4–3 Numancia Madrid
19:00 CET 19' Guti
25' Higuaín
33' Van der Vaart
40' (o.g.) Cisma		 Report 6', 56' Moreno
22' Barkero
Yellow card 61' Palacios		 Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 76,000[2]
Referee: Paradas Romero
21 September 2008 3 Racing Santander 0–2 Real Madrid Santander
19:00 CET Report Yellow card 23' Heinze
Yellow card 34' Higuaín
Yellow card 41' Cannavaro
53', Yellow card 78' De la Red
73' Van Nistelrooy
Yellow card 89' Van der Vaart		 Stadium: Estadio El Sardinero
Attendance: 22,200[3]
Referee: Pérez Lasa
24 September 2008 4 Real Madrid 7–1 Sporting Gijón Madrid
22:03 CET 17', 32', 46' Van der Vaart
36' Higuaín
50' Robben
58', 63' Raúl		 Report 53' Mateo Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 68,000[4]
Referee: Rodríguez Santiago
27 September 2008 5 Betis 1–2 Real Madrid Sevilla
20:00 CET Yellow card 43' Yellow-red card 81', 54' García
Yellow card 79' Pavone
Yellow card 88' Juanito		 Report 18' Heinze
Yellow card 36' Van der Vaart
Yellow card 39' Red card 53' Marcelo
Yellow card 61' M. Diarra
Yellow card 74' Casillas
90+1' Van Nistelrooy		 Stadium: Estadio Manuel Ruiz de Lopera
Attendance: 49,500[5]
Referee: Teixeira Vitienes
5 October 2008 6 Real Madrid 2–2 Espanyol Madrid
21:00 CET 24' Raúl
Yellow card 37' Pepe
Yellow card 42' Ramos
44' Raúl
Yellow card 92' M. Diarra		 Report 20' (pen.) Tamudo
31' García
Yellow card 66' De la Peña		 Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 72,000[6]
Referee: Pérez Burrull
Man of the Match: Raúl
18 October 2008 7 Atlético Madrid 1–2 Real Madrid Madrid
20:00 CET Yellow card 7' Red card 30' Perea
Yellow card 36' García
Yellow card 45' Assunção
Yellow card 77' Heitinga
89', Yellow card 90' Simão		 Report 1', Red card 38' Van Nistelrooy
Yellow card 89' Ramos
Yellow card 90+2' García
90+6' (pen.) Higuaín		 Stadium: Vicente Calderón Stadium
Attendance: 54,800[7]
Referee: Clos Gómez
26 October 2008 8 Real Madrid 3–2 Athletic Bilbao Madrid
21:00 CET 12' Sneijder
28' Higuaín
Yellow card 37' Pepe
Yellow card 45+1' Sneijder
Yellow card 45+2' Marcelo
59' Higuaín
Yellow card 65' Salgado		 Report 34', Yellow card 45+1' Etxeberria
44' (pen.) Iraola
Yellow card 63' Orbaiz
Red card 77' Amorebieta
Yellow card 89' Llorente		 Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 78,000[8]
Referee: Álvarez Izquierdo
2 November 2008 9 Almería 1–1 Real Madrid Almería
19:00 CET Yellow card 54' Uche
Yellow card 60' Juanito
81' Piatti
Yellow card 90' Soriano
Yellow card 90+1' Negredo		 Report 37' Raúl
Yellow card 56' Sneijder
Yellow card 90+2' Casillas		 Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos
Attendance: 17,820[9]
Referee: González Vázquez
8 November 2008 10 Real Madrid 4–3 Málaga Madrid
20:00 CET 8', 37' (pen.), 70', 77', Yellow card 41' Higuaín
Yellow card 40' Heinze
Red card 43' Ramos
Yellow card 68' Gago		 Report 6' Eliseu
17' Baha
Yellow card 36' Weligton
69' (pen.), Yellow card 81' Apoño
Yellow card 70' Duda
Yellow card 77' Calleja		 Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 72,000[10]
Referee: Iturralde González
15 November 2008 11 Valladolid 1–0 Real Madrid Valladolid
20:00 CET Yellow card 14' García
48', Yellow card 76' Canobbio
Yellow card 51' Pedro León		 Report Yellow card 33' Van der Vaart
Yellow card 35' Guti
Yellow card 73' Gago
Yellow card 86' Yellow-red card 87' Heinze		 Stadium: Estadio José Zorrilla
Attendance: 21,097[11]
Referee: Fernández Borbalán
22 November 2008 12 Real Madrid 1–0 Recreativo Madrid
20:00 CET 39' Sneijder
Yellow card 47' Marcelo		 Report Yellow card 30' Casado
Yellow card 44' Vázquez
Yellow card 88' Bouzón		 Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 74,400[12]
Referee: Muñiz Fernández
29 November 2008 13 Getafe 3–1 Real Madrid Getafe
20:00 CET 2', 47' Albín
Yellow card 40' Albín
83' Uche
Yellow card 85' Díaz		 Report Yellow card 44' Pepe
54' Saviola
Yellow card 64' Van der Vaart
Yellow card 66' Salgado
Yellow card 70' Ramos
Yellow card 78' Guti		 Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez
Attendance: 12,750[13]
Referee: Pérez Burrull
7 December 2008 14 Real Madrid 3–4 Sevilla Madrid
21:00 CET 19' Raúl
Yellow card 21' Marcelo
Yellow card 50' Yellow-red card 77' Robben
69' Higuaín
Yellow card 65', 71' Gago
Yellow card 89' Guti		 Report 3' Adriano
22' Romaric
Yellow card 32' Navas
Yellow card 49' Escudé
39', Yellow card 54' Kanouté
Yellow card 68' Navarro
Yellow card 78', 85' Renato		 Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 68,000[14]
Referee: González Vázquez
14 December 2008 15 Barcelona 2–0 Real Madrid Barcelona
22:00 CET Yellow card 40' Márquez
82', Yellow card 84' Eto'o
90', Yellow card 90+1' Messi		 Report Yellow card 21' Metzelder
Yellow card 26' Ramos
Yellow card 41' Drenthe
Yellow card 68' Salgado
Yellow card 90' Casillas		 Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 96,059
Referee: Medina Cantalejo
20 December 2008 16 Real Madrid 1–0 Valencia Madrid
20:00 CET 3' Higuaín
Yellow card 28' Salgado
Yellow card 32' Marcelo
Yellow card 83' Robben
Yellow card 88' Palanca		 Report Yellow card 22' Del Horno
Yellow card 30' Yellow-red card 66' Marchena
Yellow card 69' Albiol		 Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 72,000
Referee: Ramírez Domínguez
4 January 2009 17 Real Madrid 1–0 Villarreal Madrid
17:00 CET Yellow card 28' Huntelaar
32' Robben
Yellow card 71' Gago		 Report Yellow card 29' López
Yellow card 46' Rodríguez
Yellow card 64' Senna
Yellow card 75' Eguren		 Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 79,500
Referee: Mejuto González
11 January 2009 18 Mallorca 0–3 Real Madrid Mallorca
17:00 CET Yellow card 50' Jurado
Yellow card 62' Webó
Yellow card 71' Scaloni
Yellow card 74' Arango
Yellow card 89' Keita
Yellow card 90' Santana		 Report 3' Robben
17' Raúl
Yellow card 43' L. Diarra
Yellow card 44' Sneijder
66', Yellow card 89' Ramos		 Stadium: Son Moix
Attendance: 19,635
Referee: Undiano Mallenco
18 January 2009 19 Real Madrid 3–1 Osasuna Madrid
17:00 CET 50', Yellow card 56' Ramos
Yellow card 55', 63' Higuaín
Yellow card 61' Heinze
90+2' Robben		 Report Yellow card 14' Yellow-red card 82' Juanfran
20' Nekounam
Yellow card 47' Masoud
Yellow card 67' Puñal
Yellow card 69' Flaño		 Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 73,000
Referee: Pérez Burrull
25 January 2009 20 Real Madrid 1–0 Deportivo La Coruña Madrid
21:00 CET 39' Raúl
Yellow card 69' L. Diarra
Yellow card 77' Pepe		 Report Yellow card 8' De Guzmán
Yellow card 79' Tomás		 Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 68,000[15]
Referee: Teixeira Vitienes
31 January 2009 21 Numancia 0–2 Real Madrid Soria
22:00 CET Stadium: Nuevo Estadio Los Pajaritos
8 February 2009 22 Real Madrid 1–0 Racing Santander Madrid
21:00 CET 49' Higuaín
Yellow card 43' L. Diarra
Yellow card 55' Sneijder
Yellow card 73' Robben
Yellow card 77' Van der Vaart
Yellow card 88'		 Report Yellow card 8' Espín
Yellow card 79' Oriol
Yellow card 85' Luccin		 Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 76,000[16]
Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez
15 February 2009 23 Sporting Gijón 0–4 Real Madrid Gijón
--:-- CET Stadium: El Molinón
22 February 2009 24 Real Madrid 6–1 Betis Madrid
--:-- CET Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
1 March 2009 25 Espanyol 0–2 Real Madrid Cornella de Llobregat
22:00 CET Yellow card 64' Hurtado
Yellow card 86' D. García		 Report Yellow card 5' Pepe
Yellow card 47' W. Sneijder
67' Guti
72' Yellow card 88' Raúl		 Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
Attendance: 30,000[17]
Referee: Manuel Enrique Mejuto González
8 March 2009 26 Real Madrid 1–1 Atlético Madrid Madrid
--:-- CET Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
15 March 2009 27 Athletic Bilbao 2–5 Real Madrid Athletic Bilbao
--:-- CET Stadium: San Mamés
22 March 2009 28 Real Madrid 3–0 Almería Madrid
--:-- CET Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
5 April 2009 29 Málaga 0–1 Real Madrid Málaga
--:-- CET Stadium: Estadio La Rosaleda
12 April 2009 30 Real Madrid 2–0 Valladolid Madrid
--:-- CET Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
19 April 2009 31 Recreativo 0–1 Real Madrid Huelva
--:-- CET Stadium: A
22 April 2009 32 Real Madrid 3–2 Getafe Madrid
--:-- CET Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
26 April 2009 33 Sevilla 2–4 Real Madrid Sevilla
--:-- CET Stadium: Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
2 May 2009 34 Real Madrid 2–6 Barcelona Madrid
--:-- CET Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
10 May 2009 35 Valencia 3–0 Real Madrid Valencia
--:-- CET Stadium: Mestalla Stadium
16 May 2009 36 Villarreal 3–2 Real Madrid Villarreal
--:-- CET Report Stadium: El Madrigal
24 May 2009 37 Real Madrid 1–3 Mallorca Madrid
--:-- CET Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
31 May 2009 38 Osasuna 2–1 Real Madrid Pamplona
--:-- CET Stadium: Reyno de Navarra Stadium

Copa del Rey
Main article: 2008–09 Copa del Rey
30 October 2008 Round of 32, First leg Real Unión 3–2 Real Madrid Stadium Gal
21:00 CET 2', Yellow card 44' Domínguez
Yellow card 3' Berruet
20' Villar
Yellow card 30' Aguirre
63' Goikoetxea
Yellow card 72' Villar
Yellow card 88' Gabarain
Yellow card 90' Mendi		 Report 9' Higuaín
Yellow card 45' García
53' Saviola
Yellow card 78' Higuaín
Yellow card 89' Marcelo		 Attendance: 4,700[18]
Referee: Daudén Ibáñez
11 November 2008 Round of 32, Second leg Real Madrid 4–3
(6–6 (a) agg.)		 Real Unión Madrid
21:00 CET Yellow card 25' Metzelder
36', 50', 85' Raúl
Yellow card 52' Sneijder
68' Bueno		 Report 13' Abasolo
Yellow card 27' Seguro
Yellow card 38', 49' Salcedo
Yellow card 82' García
Yellow card 85' Goikoetxea
90' Romo
Yellow card 90+4' Gurrutxaga		 Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 56,000[19]
Referee: Medina Cantalejo

Champions League
Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Champions League

Group H
Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group H

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Italy Juventus 6 3 3 0 7 3 +4 12 Advance to knockout phase
2 Spain Real Madrid 6 4 0 2 9 5 +4 12
3 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 6 1 2 3 4 7 −3 5 Transfer to UEFA Cup
4 Belarus BATE Borisov 6 0 3 3 3 8 −5 3
Source: RSSSF
17 September 2008 1 Real Madrid Spain 2–0 Belarus BATE Borisov Madrid
21:45 CET Ramos 11'
Van Nistelrooy 57'		 Report Khagush Yellow card 47' Yellow-red card 62'
Kryvets Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 55,099[20]
Referee: Alain Hamer Luxembourg
30 September 2008 2 Zenit St. Petersburg Russia 1–2 Spain Real Madrid Saint Petersburg
18:30 CET Danny 25'
Arshavin Yellow card 26'
Tymoshchuk Yellow card 33'
Hubočan Yellow card 47'		 Report Hubočan 4' (o.g.)
Van Nistelrooy 31', Yellow card 47'		 Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 21,075[21]
Referee: M. Busacca Switzerland
21 October 2008 3 Juventus Italy 2–1 Spain Real Madrid Torino
20:45 CET Del Piero 5'
Amauri 49', Yellow card 49'		 Van Nistelrooy 66' Stadium: Stadio Olimpico di Torino
Attendance: 25,813[22]
Referee: W. Stark Germany
5 November 2008 4 Real Madrid Spain 0–2 Italy Juventus Madrid
20:45 CET Drenthe Yellow card 31'
Guti Yellow card 36'
Van Nistelrooy Yellow card 51'		 Report Del Piero 17', 67'
Sissoko Yellow card 28'
Legrottaglie Yellow card 34'
Mellberg Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 71,560[23]
Referee: Pieter Vink Netherlands
25 November 2008 5 BATE Borisov Belarus 0–1 Spain Real Madrid Minsk
20:45 CET Sasnowski Yellow card 23'
Bliznyuk Yellow card 75'
Khagush Yellow card 89'		 Report Raúl 7'
Heinze Yellow card 8'
Torres Yellow card 43'		 Stadium: Haradzki Stadium
Attendance: 30,500[24]
Referee: Terje Hauge Norway
10 December 2008 6 Real Madrid Spain 3–0 Russia Zenit St. Petersburg Madrid
21:45 CET Raúl 25', 57'
Robben 50'		 Report Danny Yellow card 63'
Širl Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 46,265[25]
Referee: Jonas Eriksson Sweden

Round of 16
Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Champions League knockout phase
25 February 2009 Real Madrid Spain 0–1 England Liverpool Madrid
Cannavaro Yellow card 47'
Gago Yellow card 87'		 Report F. Torres Yellow card 56'
Mascherano Yellow card 67'
Riera Yellow card 83'
Benayoun 82'		 Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
Attendance: 80,354
Referee: Roberto Rosetti
10 March 2009 Liverpool England 4–0 Spain Real Madrid Liverpool
F. Torres 16'
Gerrard Yellow card 26', 28' (pen.), 47'
Mascherano Yellow card 42'
Dossena Yellow card 85', 88'		 Report Pepe Yellow card 19'
Heinze Yellow card 27'
Marcelo Yellow card 62'		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 45,362
Referee: Frank De Bleeckere

Supercopa de España
Main article: 2008 Supercopa de España
17 August 2008 1st leg Valencia 3–2 Real Madrid Valencia
22:05 CET Yellow card 23', 58' Villa
Yellow card 41' Albelda
55' Mata
80' Vicente		 Report 13', 67' Van Nistelrooy
Yellow card 50' García		 Stadium: Mestalla Stadium
Attendance: 35,000[26]
Referee: M. Cantalejo
24 August 2008 2nd leg Real Madrid 4–2
(6–5 agg.)		 Valencia Madrid
22:00 CET Red card 39' Van der Vaart
49' (pen.), Yellow card 53' Yellow-red card 72' Van Nistelrooy
Yellow card 72' Heinze
75' Ramos
85' De la Red
88' Higuaín		 Report 32' Silva
Yellow card 48' Albiol
89' Morientes		 Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 60,000[27]
Referee: Iturralde González

Friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

27 July 2008 Friendly LASK Linz Austria 2–3 Spain Real Madrid Linz, Austria
19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Mayrleb Yellow card 9'
Saurer 14'
Mijatović 90+1' (pen.)		 Report Guti Yellow card 10'
Baptista 21'
Raúl 45'
Saviola 84'		 Stadium: Linzer Stadion
Attendance: 20,104[28]
Referee: Drabek Diezmar Austria (Austria)
2 August 2008 Emirates Cup – 1st Round Hamburger SV Germany 1–2 Spain Real Madrid London, England
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00) Van Nistelrooy 25'
Parejo 84'		 Report Zidan 53' Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 50,000[29]
Referee: Alan Kelly (Ireland)
3 August 2008 Emirates Cup – 2nd Round Arsenal England 1–0 Spain Real Madrid London, England
16:15 BST (UTC+01:00) Adebayor 48' (pen.) Report Guti Yellow card 64' Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,081[29]
Referee: Clattenburg (England)
8 August 2008 Friendly Santa Fe Colombia 1–2 Spain Real Madrid Bogotá, Colombia
00:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Bernal Yellow card 30'
Seijas 40', Yellow card 72'
Nájera Yellow card 64'		 Report Salgado Red card 20'
Van der Vaart Yellow card 54' 77'
Heinze Yellow card 60'
Pepe 78'		 Stadium: Estadio El Campín
Attendance: 30,000[30]
Referee: Óscar Ruiz (Colombia)
12 August 2008 Friendly Eintracht Frankfurt Germany 1–1 Spain Real Madrid Frankfurt, Germany
21:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Bellaïd Yellow card 7' Report Robinho 71'
Salgado Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Commerzbank-Arena
Attendance: 51,500[31]
Referee: Lutz Wagner Germany (Germany)
27 August 2008 Trofeo Santiago Bernabéu Real Madrid Spain 5–3 Portugal Sporting CP Madrid, Spain
22:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Higuaín 17', 24'
Robben 19'
Raúl 40' (pen.)
Van der Vaart 44'
Cannavaro Yellow card 90'		 Report Izmailov 31'
Rochemback Yellow card 39'
Tiago Yellow card 63'
Djaló 75'
Abel Yellow card 88'
Veloso 90+1'		 Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
Attendance: 60,000[32]
Referee: Velasco Carballo

Statistics

Players statistics
Total La Liga Champions LeagueCopa del ReySpanish Super Cup
No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Sts
 App
 Gls
 App
 Gls
 App
 Gls
App
Gls
App
Gls
1 GKSpain Casillas 47 47 38 7 2
4 RBSpain Ramos 41 426 324 81 21
5 CBItaly Cannavaro 36 37 29 7 1
3 CBPortugal Pepe 32 32 26 5 1
16 CBArgentina Heinze 34 342 242 7 1 2
12 LBBrazil Marcelo 29 344 274 5 2
11 RWNetherlands Robben 32 378 297 61 2
8 DMArgentina Gago 31 351 281 6 1
6 DMFrance Lass 21 21 19 2
7 SS/FWSpain Raúl 44 4724 3718 73132
20 FW/RWArgentina Higuaín 39 4424 3422 7 2111
10 CM/LMNetherlands Sneijder 23 272 222 4 1
23 AM/SSNetherlands Van der Vaart 21 425 325 7 1 2
14 AMSpain Guti 19 273 183 6 1 2
19 FWNetherlands Huntelaar 13 198 198
FWNetherlands Van Nistelrooy 12 1210 64 43 23
DMMali Diarra 12 15 9 3 1 2
22 RB/LBSpain Miguel Torres 11 17 14 1 2
21 CBGermany Metzelder 10 14 12 1 1
2 RBSpain M. Salgado 10 13 9 1 2 1
15 LM/LBNetherlands Drenthe 9 28 20 5 2 1
CMSpain De la Red 8 112 71 1 1 21
9 FWArgentina Saviola 4 142 81 4 21
24 DMSpain Javi García 4 21 15 3 2 1
25 GKPoland Dudek 3 3 1 2
17 CMSpain Parejo 5 5
28 FWSpain Bueno 61 3 1 21
35 RWSpain Palanca 3 3
18 MFFrance Faubert 2 2
36 CBUruguay Gary 1 1 1
37 DM/CBSpain Tébar 1 1
13 GKSpain Codina
Last updated: 2009-06-01
Source: Match reports in competitive matches, LFP.com and Soccernet.espn
Ordered by start team, game starts and position on pitch (from back right to front left)
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Long-term injury list
Date Player Injury Estimated Return Date
October 2008Spain Rubén de la RedAcute syncopeUnknown[33]
November 2008Netherlands Ruud van NistelrooyTorn meniscus in right kneeJuly 2009[34]
November 2008Mali Mahamadou DiarraGrade IV chondral injury on inner and outer femoral condyle; on lateral tibia plateau. Complex tear on outer meniscus in right knee.June–September 2009[35]

Last updated: 2009-06-01
Source: Realmadrid.com

Suspension list
Date Player Suspension Reason Estimated Return Date
April 2009Portugal PepeFighting10 Matches[36]

Last updated: 2009-06-01
Source: Realmadrid.com

Disciplinary record
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Notes
4 RB Spain Ramos 14 0 1
8 DM Argentina Gago 10 1 0
12 LB Brazil Marcelo 10 1 1
23 AM Netherlands Van der Vaart 8 0 1
3 CB Portugal Pepe 7 0 1
2 RB Spain M. Salgado 5 0 1
10 AM Netherlands Sneijder 7 0 0
6 DM France Lass 6 0 0
16 LB Argentina Heinze 5 1 0
24 DM Spain Javi García 5 0 0
20 FW Argentina Higuaín 5 0 0
14 CM Spain Guti 5 0 0
11 RW Netherlands Robben 4 1 0
7 FW Spain Raúl 4 0 0
1 GK Spain Casillas 3 0 0
5 CB Italy Cannavaro 3 0 0
19 FW Netherlands Huntelaar 1 1 0

Last updated: 2009-06-01
Source: Competitive matches and LFP.com
Only competitive matches
Yellow card = Number of bookings; Second yellow card = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; Red card = Number of sending offs by a direct red card..

Start formations
Qnt Formation Match(es)
31 4–3–3 6–8,11–13,16–17,19–35,41,43–44,47–49
5 4–2–3–1 All other matches
14 4–4–2 1–2,10,14,18,36–40,42,45–46,50
Last updated: 2009-06-01
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches
Only competitive matches.
  • It should be pointed out that Real is neither playing 4–3–3 nor 4–4–2, but a hybrid formation between both.

See also

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