Barcelona played against Real Zaragoza and came out on top in a closely contested encounter, the only goal of the game was scored by Sedu Keita, the result now means that Barcelona lead the table by 10 points.
Real Madrid will lock horns with Racing later tonight and absolutely no slip ups are allowed. Real Madrid will be without their marquee man Christiano Ronaldo who was injured after scoring a hat-trick against Malaga, he is expected to be sidelined for at least a fortnight.
Karim Benzema silenced his critics after a fine display against Malaga, he netted twice last week. "I'm getting better all the time and I think everybody can see that on the pitch," the Frenchman said.
"I'm now reaping the fruits of all the effort I've made."
The away form of Real Madrid has been anything but perfect, they have dropped quite a few points playing away from home.
It will be a very stern test for Madrid, Racing have been unbeaten in their last six games, they are currently 12th in the table and will surely be looking to improve on their league position.
"Real Madrid are above any one player, although the statistics show that he is a key player.
"For us, of course, it's an advantage that he isn't playing." Marcelino, the Racing coach said.
Real Madrid played against Racing at home on 23rd October 2010 and the away side were hammered 6-1, Ronaldo scored 4 that day but he will be unavailable for selection this time round.
Team News:
Ronaldo, Higuain and Dudek are all injured and will play no part in this game, Ronaldo is expected to return in two weeks time. Gago and Arbeloa are also injured, Gago was injured in training yesterday and Arbeloa got injured at home.
