Sporting Gijon 0 - Real Madrid 0 (La Liga)

The first half at El Molinon ended in a scoreless draw that reflected the intensity and rhythm put for by both Real Madrid and Sporting Gijon. The Whites took control of every aspect of the match in the second but were unable to find the back of the net. Despite the draw, Real sit atop the league table and may remain there depending on what takes place around La Liga on Sunday.

Sporting de Gijón: Juan Pablo, Botía, Canella, Lora, Gregory, Míchel, Rivera, Diego Castro, Luis Morán (Iván Hernández 81′), De las Cuevas (Carmelo 75′), David Barral (Bilic 63′);

Real Madrid: Casillas, Sergio Ramos, Pepe, Garay (Albiol 65′), Marcelo, Diarra, Granero, Kaká, Xabi Alonso (Van der Vaart 77′), Drenthe (Guti H. 59′), Raúl;