Getafe vs Real Madrid

After two home games on the trot, Real Madrid travel to the Coliseum Alfonso Perez to take on Getafe on Saturday night. Quique Flores' side have had a mixed ...

Soon after, Getafe went on the offensive and came close to levelling the score twice. It will be a race of who will slip up first from here on, and Los Blancos will not want to be the party to concede. However, a VAR review revealed that the ball had gone out of play in the sequence of events leading up to the incident, forcing the referee to change his decision. In just the third minute, the Brazilian got onto the end of Modric’s corner and headed past a helpless David Soria. The situation on the standings points to a hard-fought and tight title race that will go down to the wire. Los Blancos then enjoyed the lion’s share of possession for most of the first half and comfortably rode on their early lead. The men in white just could not be taken down and refused to drop points. His tenacious nature makes him a force to reckon with off the ball, and one does not need to elaborate much on his capabilities in possession. However, one expected that the arrivals of Aurelien Tcouameni and Eduardo Camavinga would have a direct impact on his continuity at the club. In Real Madrid’s most recent outing against Shakhtar Donetsk, both players got onto the scoresheet and helped the side march to a 2-1 win. Pundits expected Los Blancos to struggle in the absence of a direct replacement for Benzema, but two young prodigies stepped up and illumined the dark tunnel. Getafe then won back-to-back games against Real Sociedad and Osasuna before losing to Real Valladolid on the last matchday.