Madrid: Casillas; Arbeloa, Pepe, Carvalho,
Marcelo; Khedira, Xavi Alonso; Di María (Pedro León 68'),
Özil (Canales 64'), Cristiano Ronaldo; Higuaín (Benzema 67').
4-2-3-1.
Racing: Toño; Francis, Henrique, Ponce,
Torrejón (Ariel Nahuelpán 46'), Cisma; Kennedy Bakircioglu, Pape
Diop, Colsa (Lacen 67'), Munitis (Arana 55'); Rosenberg. 5-4-1.
Goals:
1-0. 10. Higuaín. Picked up long ball from Di
María and shot low past keeper.
2-0. 15. Cristiano Ronaldo. Ran in
to connect with Higuaín pass and beat Toño.
3-0. 26.
Cristiano Ronaldo. Collected Özil cross and struck shot wide of
Toño.
4-0. 47. Cristiano Ronaldo. Controlled Di Maria cross and
poked shot in to net.
5-0. 55. Cristiano Ronaldo (penalty). After Cisma
tripped Di Maria inside area.
6-0. 63. Özil. Pulled down Xabi Alonso
pass and rounded defender to score.
6-1. 73. Rosenberg. Long shot from Diop
which deflected in off his the back.
Yellow cards: Cisma 48', Arana 64', Canales 77', Arbeloa 83'.
Real Madrid are going from strength to strength under José Mourinho, and they consolidated their place at the top of the table with an impressive 6-1 win over Racing Santander. Higuaín started things off, running on to Di María's long ball to fire a shot under Toño. But after that Cristiano Ronaldo took over to score four times, turning in crosses from Higuaín, Özil and Di María to complete a hat-trick either side of half time, and then converting a penalty after Özil was brought down by Cisma. Özil himself got the sixth after Xabi Alonso set him up, and Rosenberg got a late consolation for the Cantabrians without knowing too much about it, Diop's shot hitting him on the back and deflecting in to the net.