On this day in 2008, Real Madrid defeated Numancia 4-3 in the 2008-09 La Liga campaign. In doing so, Real became the first team to tally 5000 goals in La Liga.
Numancia took an early lead with a 6th-minute header from midfielder Juan Carlos Moreno. Real equalized in the 18th minute with a long-distance shot from skipper Guti. The Spanish midfielder scored with a left-footed rocket that deflected off a Numancia player and past the keeper into the bottom right side of the net.
That was Real's 5,000th league goal.
