The Whites top the league table and made it to the Last 16 in the Copa del Rey and the Champions League, having the best run in the history of the latter competition's group stage
Real Madrid seal 2011 at the top of their game, being sole leaders in La Liga and having made it to the Last 16 in the Copa del Rey and the Champions League - they've had the best run in the history of the latter championship's group stage. The Whites equalled their best run of consecutive victories this season (15) and won their first two games in the Copa for the first time in five years. The last time the team topped the league table and had reached the Last 16 in both the Copa and the UCL before the Christmas break was in the 2007/08 season, in which they ended up winning the league title.
Real Madrid have a three-point cushion over the runners-up in the league. They are the top scoring side in the championship with 56 strikes, breaking their 50-goal record in the first half of the season, established in the 1958/59 campaign.
| REAL MADRID'S BEST GOAL SCORING RUNS 16 WEEKS INTO THE LEAGUE SEASON | |
| SEASON | GOALS |
| 2011/12 | 56 |
| 1958/59 | 50 |
| 1960/61 | 49 |
| 1948/49 | 49 |
| 1935/36 | 49 |
With 13 victories, the Whites have equalled their greatest win runs of the 1960/61, 1961/62, 1977/78, 1987/88 and 2010/11 seasons.
The Madridistas will face CSKA Moscow in the Last 16 of the Champions League, which they reached by winning every game in the competition's group stage. Only four other sides had managed to do that, but Mourinho's team tops them all thanks to a better goal-average.
| BEST RUNS IN THE UCL GROUP STAGE | ||||||
| TEAM | SEASON | VICTORIES | POINTS | GF | GA | DIFFERENCIAL |
| Real Madrid | 2011/12 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 2 | +17 |
| Spartak Moscow | 1995/96 | 6 | 18 | 15 | 4 | +11 |
| AC Milan | 1992/93 | 6 | 12* | 11 | 1 | +10 |
| PSG | 1994/95 | 6 | 12* | 12 | 3 | +9 |
| Barcelona | 2002/03 | 6 | 18 | 13 | 4 | +9 |
Real Madrid also had the best scoring run they've ever had in the group stage of the championship.
| REAL MADRID'S BEST GOAL SCORING RUNS IN THE UCL GROUP STAGE | |
| SEASON | GOALS |
| 2011/12 | 19 |
| 1998/99 | 17 |
| 2011/12 | 16 |
| 1995/96 | 15 |
| 1997/98 | 15 |
| 1999/00 | 15 |
| 2000/01 | 15 |
| 2002/03 | 15 |
| 2009/10 | 15 |
| 2010/11 | 15 |
| 2001/02 (second group stage) | 14 |
| 2000/01 (second group stage) | 14 |
The Whites are also the least scored upon side in this edition of the Champions League, conceding only two goals against Dinamo Zagreb at the Bernabeu. They also managed to concede only two strikes last season against AC Milan at San Siro.
| REAL MADRID'S LEAST SCORED UPON UCL GROUP STAGES | |
| SEASON | GOALS |
| 2011/12 | 2 |
| 2010/11 | 2 |
| 1997/98 | 4 |
| 1995/96 | 5 |
| 2001/02 | 5 |
| 2001/02 (second group stage) | 5 |
| 2003/04 | 5 |
| 2008/09 | 5 |
| 2002/03 (second group stage) | 6 |
| 1999/00 | 7 |
| 2002/03 | 7 |
| 2009/10 | 7 |
Real Madrid scored two goals in the first leg of the Copa del Rey Round of 32 against Ponferradina, tallying another five in the return clash. The Whites hadn't scored seven goals on aggregate in their first two games of the Copa del Rey in eight years, when they defeated San Sebastian 3-0 and Leganes 4-3.
Alberto Navarro / Translation by Michael J. O'Donnell
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