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LA LIGA
Matchday # 24
2/20/2011
2 – Real Madrid ——————— Benzema 6′, Carvalho 41′
0 – Levante Valencia
Two goals near to the beginning and end of the first half took care of the necessities as REAL MADRID claimed a 2-0 victory over visiting LEVANTE VALENCIA and maintained the status quo in the Spanish top flight.
France international striker KARIM BENZEMA and Portugal World Cup defender each scored their third goals of the season in La Liga while youthful ANTONIO ADAN, standing in between the sticks for the suspended Spain World Cup champion goalkeeper IKER CASILLAS, posted a second consecutive clean sheet in as many appearances for Los Blancos.
Real Madrid inflicted a heavy 8-0 defeat on UD Levante in the Valencia club’s last visit to the Spanish capital city for a Copa del Rey fixture earlier this season and did mount a massive 25-3 advantage in attempts-at-goal for this game but Uruguay international shot-stopper GUSTAVO MUNUA did a masterful job at keeping the score down.
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REAL MADRID : Adan ; Marcelo, Carvalho, Albiol, Sergio Ramos ; Khedira, L. Diarra, Kaka (Oezil 76′) ; Di Maria (Adebayor 76′), Benzema (Gago 85′), Ronaldo, Benzema
LEVANTE VALENCIA : Munua ; del Horna, Ballesteros, Nano, Cerrajeria ; Juanfran, Xavi Torres (Lois 79′), Iborra, Valdo ; Xisco (Montero 61′), Felipe Caicedo (Stuani 73′)
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