02.06.2010- Bayern's Turkey star Altintop extends contract

02.06.2010- Barcelona make official bid for Arsenal's Fabregas

02.06.2010- Marseille ready to splash out on Forlan: report

02.06.2010- Former Croatia defender Kovac hangs up his boots

02.06.2010- Redknapp expects Cole to snub Spurs

02.06.2010- Real's Mourinho eyes Gerrard: report

02.06.2010- Bent anguish at England axe

02.06.2010- Red Knights decide to halt United takeover bid

02.06.2010- Cannavaro signs for Dubai's Al-Ahli

02.06.2010- S.Africans learn tongue twister national anthem

02.06.2010- Real's Mourinho eyes Gerrard: report

31.05.2010- 'Enthusiastic' Mourinho unveiled at Real Madrid

29.05.2010- Pellegrini 'could succeed Mourinho at Inter Milan'

28.05.2010- Mourinho is new coach of Real - club

28.05.2010- Mourinho, Inter and Real reach agreement: press

26.05.2010- Real line up Mourinho as Pellegrini sacked

24.05.2010- Mourinho agent holding Real talks - reports

21.05.2010- Big-spending Real 'eyeing Bilbao star Martinez'

18.05.2010- Mourinho 'set to replace Pellegrini out at Real'

16.05.2010- Real spending in vain as 'Galacticos' end empty-handed

16.05.2010- Guardiola works Barcelona magic again

16.05.2010- Mourinho 'very far' from Real switch

13.05.2010- 'I will coach Real': Mourinho

12.05.2010- Overlooked Real Madrid stars 'suffering' - Higuain

10.05.2010- Real's Pellegrini says confident of future

08.05.2010- La Liga goes to wire as Barca and Real both win

07.05.2010- Nerves jangling as Barca and Real vye for the title

03.05.2010- Benzema 'not worried' about call-girl probe

27.04.2010- Kaka unhappy with performances for Real

27.04.2010- Guti headed for Dubai move: report

26.04.2010- Injury sidelines Raul for rest of season

26.04.2010- Injured van der Vaart to miss season run-in

24.04.2010- Ronaldo confident Real will beat Barca to title

22.04.2010- Raul to decide on future at end of season

21.04.2010- France's Benzema in prostitution probe

20.04.2010- Ribery scandal seen making Real move unlikely

18.04.2010- Title race on as Real Madrid go a point behind Barcelona

17.04.2010- Barcelona face tricky derby test, Real host Valencia

16.04.2010- No pique for Real's Perez over hosting Champions League final

15.04.2010- Wounded Real keep title race alive with Almeria win

14.04.2010- Real's Pellegrini shrugs off criticism

12.04.2010- Real's Raul out for two to three weeks

12.04.2010- Under-pressure Pellegrini on Real Madrid ropes

10.04.2010- Title judgement day as Real bid to stop Messi and Barca

09.04.2010- Kaka and Ibrahimovic out of 'El Classico'

08.04.2010- Real not a 'great team', says Ronaldo

08.04.2010- Guti wants to leave Real Madrid

06.04.2010- Casillas plays down importance of Barcelona clash

02.04.2010- Ronaldo can't bear to watch Champions League

27.03.2010- Real face derby test, Barcelona face Euro hopefuls

25.03.2010- Ronaldo, Higuain fire Real back to top of Spanish league

20.03.2010- Real fight back to pile pressure on Barcelona

17.03.2010- Benzema set for Real return

16.03.2010- Rooney is Real's top target

16.03.2010- Real eyeing Chelsea's Ashley Cole

13.03.2010- Wounded Real Madrid aim for La Liga win

12.03.2010- Press blames Higuain, Kaka for Real Euro exit

11.03.2010- Casillas apologises for Real Euro exit, blames players

11.03.2010- Real Madrid's failure leaves Pellegrini exposed

10.03.2010- Pressure on big-spending Real to end last 16 hoodoo

08.03.2010- Fans key to Real comeback against Lyon - Ronaldo

08.03.2010- Real's Benzema ruled out of Lyon clash

02.03.2010- Real Madrid again named world's richest football club

02.03.2010- Real Madrid break 400 million euro revenue barrier

26.02.2010- Madrid's Galacticos on form, warns Higuain

23.02.2010- Ronaldo issues warning to Lyon

22.02.2010- Real Madrid win maintains title pressure on Barca

21.02.2010- Higuain double hands Pellegrini win over old team

21.02.2010- Real Madrid play Villarreal, focus on Barca

20.02.2010- Pellegrini defends Real record after Lyon defeat

19.02.2010- Drenthe sidelined by muscle tear

19.02.2010- Real Madrid wants Mourinho for 2010-11 season

17.02.2010- We can beat Lyon, says Real's Arbeloa

13.02.2010- Ronaldo returns with a double for Real

12.02.2010- Real Madrid sign Canales on six-year deal

11.02.2010- Real legend Raul keen on US move

02.02.2010- Raul resigned to life on the Real bench

31.01.2010- Guti backheel makes him World Cup material - Lotina

30.01.2010- Benzema double keeps Real in Barcelona slipstream

26.01.2010- Football star Ronaldo gets two-match suspension for red card

26.01.2010- Real accepts Ronaldo's unfair sending off

24.01.2010- Ronaldo goes from hero to zero in Real win

22.01.2010- Real Madrid keep Barca in their sights

16.01.2010- Bilbao sink mighty Real Madrid

15.01.2010- Guti wants out of Real Madrid

12.01.2010- Real's Higuain sidelined with leg muscle injury

12.01.2010- Kaka prefers technically riche Spanish football

10.01.2010- New leaders Real on cloud nine after Mallorca win

10.01.2010- Away specialists Valencia close on Real Madrid

08.01.2010- Real to stay out of transfer market: reports

07.01.2010- Arsenal may swap Fabregas for Higuain: report

06.01.2010- Guti poised for Real Madrid return

03.01.2010- Toothless Real fail to pounce on Barca slip

Real Madrid's French international striker Karim Benzema, pictured on February 15, has been ruled out of the Spanish giants' La Liga match at home to Villarreal on Sunday because of a groin strain, the club said.

The 22-year-old, who only played for a few minutes during Real's 1-0 defeat away to his former side Lyon on Tuesday in the Champions League, was not included in coach Manuel Pellegrini's list of players for Sunday's match.

"I don't think Olympique Lyonnais played their best against us. We knew they would be strong and well positioned. They improved their game to Champions League standards," said Benzema, who also missed Real's 3-0 win over Xerez in the Spanish league due to a left thigh muscle strain.

"We will pull off a turnaround if we concede no goals (in the second leg against Lyon). I have faith in Real Madrid's drive to reach the next round. We can also win the league title."

Real's return leg against Lyon will be played on March 10.

The club trails leaders Barcelona by two points in the La Liga standings.