Real Madrid 1-0 Zürich: result and report
Champions League · Wednesday 25 November 2009
Result
Real Madrid 1-0 Zürich
Champions League · Wednesday 25 November 2009, 19:45 UTC · half-time 1-0
Real Madrid 1-0 Zürich: match report
Real Madrid beat Zürich 1-0 in the Champions League on Wednesday 25 November 2009. The half-time score was 1-0.
The only goal came from Gonzalo Higuaín of Real Madrid in the 21st minute.
Discipline: Real Madrid received 2 yellow cards; Zürich received 3 yellow cards.
Going into the game Real Madrid were 26th on 7 points from 4 and Zürich 9th on 12 points from 8. This fixture belongs to an earlier Champions League season and is kept for reference.
Real Madrid lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Zürich in a 4-4-1-1.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Real Madrid win, 0 draws and 0 for Zürich.
Going into the match Real Madrid's last five read D-L-W-W and Zürich's L-L-W-L-W.
Key events
- 21'Goal · Gonzalo Higuaín
- 56'Yellow card · Heinz Barmettler Veloz
- 61'Yellow card · Lassana Diarra
- 63'Yellow card · Dusan Djuric
- 65'Yellow card · Florian Stahel
- 83'Yellow card · Xabi Alonso
Head-to-head
Team news
Real Madrid line-up (4-2-3-1)
Iker Casillas, Álvaro Arbeloa, Pepe, Sergio Ramos, Marcelo, Raúl Albiol, Kaká, Lassana Diarra, Raúl, Gonzalo Higuaín, Xabi Alonso
Zürich line-up (4-4-1-1)
Johnny Leoni, Florian Stahel, Philippe Koch, Alain Rochat, Heinz Barmettler Veloz, Hannu Tihinen, Xavier Margairaz, Silvan Aegerter, Milan Gajić, Alexandre Alphonse, Dusan Djuric