MADRID (AFP) - Injury-plagued Real Madrid will have strikers Karim Benzema and Ruud Van Nistelrooy back for its Spanish Cup tie on Tuesday with third division minnows Alcorcon.
But Portuguese winger Cristiano Ronaldo and Argentine forward Gonzalo Higuain, who also missed the club's 0-0 draw with Sporting Gijon at the weekend, are still sidelined.
Frenchman Benzema was injured in both feet while Dutchman Van Nistelrooy has been out for several weeks with a thigh muscle injury.
Coach Manuel Pellegrini has also decided to rest several top players, including Iker Casillas, Sergio Ramos, Xabi Alonso and Kaka, for Real's first match in the Spanish Cup this season.
After losing to AC Milan in the Champions League in midweek, Real dropped two points in the title race with its draw at Gijon on Saturday as they failed to score for the first time this season.
The capacity of the stadium increased for this match to 5000
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Borja Pérez 17'
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1 - 0 |
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Arbeloa (OG) 22'
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2 - 0 |
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Ernesto 41'
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3 - 0 |
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Borja Pérez 53'
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4 - 0 |
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| Juanma |
 89'
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| Nagore | |
| Rubén Anuarbe | |
| Borja Gómez |
7'
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| Íñigo López |
52'
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Borja Pérez
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 17'
53'
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Ernesto
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41'
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| Rubén Sanz | |
| Sergio Mora | |
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Fernando Béjar
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| Diego Cascón | |
| Coach: Juan Albacete | |
| Player | Bookings |
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| J. Dudek | |
| C. Metzelder | |
| Albiol |
61'
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| Arbeloa |
 22'
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| R. van der Vaart | |
| M. Diarra |
77'
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| R. Drenthe | |
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Guti
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43'
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Granero
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Raúl
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| K. Benzema | |
| Coach: M. Pellegrini | |
| Player | Bookings |
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for Ernesto 63' |
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for Fernando Béjar 73' |
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for Borja Pérez 81' |
