Real Madrid beats Getafe away from home and remains in the fight for the title
Real Madrid dominates Getafe away, wins and continues the chase against leaders Barcelona
Real Madrid beat Getafe 1-0 away from home this Wednesday, in a match valid for the 33rd round of the
Spanish Championship.
The game’s goal was scored by Arda Guler. With the result, Real reached 72 points in second place and remains four behind leaders Barcelona, with 76. Getafe remained in 12th, with 39.
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The teams return to the field for the tournament next week: while Getafe visits Rayo Vallecano on Friday (02), at 4 pm (Brasília time), Real Madrid hosts Celta de Vigo two days later, on Sunday, at 9 am.
How was the game?
Real Madrid opened the scoring, came close to doubling their lead and dominated the first half. In the first half, the visitors, led by Ancelotti, had 69% possession and ten shots on target, with more than twice as many passes exchanged. The best chances were created by Viní Junior.
In the second half, Real Madrid’s pace slowed down, but the team held on to the win. Although the visitors secured a positive result, they allowed Getafe to have more opportunities and try to equalize, although they did not threaten Real Madrid’s goal. Courtois worked on few shots from the home team.
Goals and highlights
Arda Guler opened the scoring! After a counterattack by Vinícius Junior, Brahim shot, but goalkeeper Soria made a good save. The young striker managed to get the rebound and shot hard from outside the area. Getafe’s defensive line still hit the ball, but couldn’t prevent the goal, in the 21st minute.
Djené prevented Real from scoring a second goal. Endrick received a great pass and exchanged passes with Viní Junior, who finished with a small deflection from Soria. The ball was rolling towards the goal, but the Getafe full-back cleared it almost on the line.
Brahim almost extended the lead. The attacking midfielder shot powerfully, but Soria saved well. Vinícius Junior tried to get the rebound by stretching, but couldn’t put any power into his shot.
Getafe almost equalised in the final moments. Courtois saved Real Madrid with a fine save after a great finish from Álvaro.
