Kaka, Luka Modric in Real Madrid squad to face Celta

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March 9, 2013

MADRID (Sporting Alert) — Luka Modric and Kaka, who both featured against Manchester United in Champions League win at Old Trafford in midweek are in the Real Madrid squad for the La Liga clash with Celta on Sunday.

Real Madrid are in a rich run of form of late, which saw Jose Mourinho’s men beating fellow La Liga rivals Barcelona twice in five days before the victory over Man United.

Included in the 20 man squad for the game to be played in the Balaídos stadium also are, Cristiano Ronaldo, who was on the scoresheet against his former club at Old Trafford, Xabi Alonso, Pepe, Mesut Ozil, Michael Essien, Karim Benzema and Alvaro Arbeloa, who played a part in Nani getting a straight red card in the Champions League.

REAL MADRID SQUAD:
Goalkeepers: Diego López, Adán and Jesús.
Defenders: Pepe, Carvalho, Marcelo, Arbeloa, Albiol and Nacho.
Midfielders: Khedira, Kaká, Özil, Xabi Alonso, Essien, Modric and Callejón.
Forwards: Cristiano Ronaldo, Benzema, Higuaín and Morata.

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Reporting by WALTER-HOYOS

Walter Hoyos joins SportingAlert as contributor for Spanish football and the Spain national team. I like to travel, one of the favourite things on my list, but I also like to just spend time with family and friends when I am not covering football games. Hope to dump into some of my readers some day.