2008–09 Real Madrid CF season explained

Season:	2008–09
Manager:	Bernd Schuster (until 09 December 2008) Juande Ramos (from 09 December 2008)
Mgrtitle:	Head coach
Chrtitle:	President
Cup2 Result:	Winners
League Topscorer:	Gonzalo Higuaín (22 goals)
Season Topscorer:	Gonzalo Higuaín Raúl (24 each)
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Nextseason:	2009–10

The 2008–09 season was Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 78th season in La Liga. This article lists all matches that the club played in the 2008–09 season and shows statistics of the club's players.

Players

In

Total spending: €71.7 million

Out

Total income: €69.7 million

Club

Kits

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Other information

Competitions

La Liga

See main article: 2008–09 La Liga.

Matches

Copa del Rey

See main article: 2008–09 Copa del Rey.

Champions League

See main article: 2008–09 UEFA Champions League.

Round of 16

See main article: 2008–09 UEFA Champions League knockout phase.

Supercopa de España

See main article: 2008 Supercopa de España.

Friendlies

Statistics

Long-term injury list

width=5%	Date	width=7%	Player	width=8%	Injury	width=12%	Estimated Return Date
October 2008	Rubén de la Red	Acute syncope	Unknown^[1]
November 2008	Ruud van Nistelrooy	Torn meniscus in right knee	July 2009^[2]
November 2008	Mahamadou Diarra	Grade IV chondral injury on inner and outer femoral condyle; on lateral tibia plateau. Complex tear on outer meniscus in right knee.	June–September 2009^[3]
	Player name	Injury	Return date^[4] -->

Last updated: 2009-06-01
Source: Realmadrid.com

Suspension list

width=5%	Date	width=7%	Player	width=8%	Suspension Reason	width=12%	Estimated Return Date
April 2009	Pepe	Fighting		10 Matches^[5]

Last updated: 2009-06-01
Source: Realmadrid.com

Disciplinary record

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Start formations

• It should be pointed out that Real is neither playing 4–3–3 nor 4–4–2, but a hybrid formation between both.

See also

• 2008–09 La Liga
• 2008–09 Copa del Rey
• 2008 Supercopa de España
• 2008–09 UEFA Champions League

Notes and References

1. Web site: Archived copy . www.realmadrid.com . 17 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090202074136/http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/1193041476158/1202756763815/noticia/Noticia/Ruben_de_la_Red_injury_update.htm . 2 February 2009 . dead.
2. Web site: Van Nistelrooy injury update . 13 November 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120908112120/http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/1202754955119/noticia/Noticia/Van_Nistelrooy_injury_update_2008-11-13.htm . 8 September 2012 .
3. Web site: Real Madrid C.F. - Official Web Site - Parte médico de Diarra . www.realmadrid.com . 17 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120917002716/http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/1202757195394/noticia/Noticia/Parte_medico_de_Diarra_2008-12-08.htm . 17 September 2012 . dead.
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5. Web site: Archived copy . www.realmadrid.com . 17 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090427072219/http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/es/1202770043574/noticia/Noticia/Decisiones_del_Comite_de_Competicion.htm . 27 April 2009 . dead.