Match Report
In the standings it was Spartak Moskva 2nd on 12 points, Real Madrid 1st on 13 — separated by 1. The last five rounds placed Spartak Moskva no better than 47th for form, against 2nd in the standings. Against a league average of 1.45 goals per team per game, Spartak Moskva ran at 1.5 scored and 0.5 conceded, Real Madrid at 2.5 and 1.33.
Real Madrid arrived on a run of four straight wins.




