A more than evident game crisis, the absence of Vinícius due to injury, the multiple losses in defense or the disconnections of Mbappé. Nothing prevents Real Madrid from winning in LaLiga, fertile ground for the whites due to many circumstances. Against Getafe they did not enjoy any brilliance in their football, they were not even a team capable of harassing their rival with clear chances. More like I want to and I can’t. Until a non-existent penalty around the half-hour mark opened up Bordalás’ team and left them exposed. A great goal from Mbappé before the break sealed a duel that helped Madrid get within one point of Barça with one game less.
The afternoon demanded all possible attention. Anfield’s mess in the Champions League could turn into something positive thanks to Barça’s defeat the day before. And Madrid came out with will. With will and with Lucas Vázquez and Fran García on the sides, with Ceballos in the center of the field and with Rodrygo on the right wing. But the good intentions of Ancelotti’s men did not turn into any dangerous occasion during the first 25 minutes.
Madrid did not create danger until a dubious penalty opened the game
Getafe’s well-established defense in front of their area made the locals desperate, unable to find space. The rises of the sides were the only way to surprise a rival who was not suffering.
Everything changed with an action that was as discussed as it was decisive. Nyom and Rüdiger, who had already had a clash minutes before that resulted in a yellow card for the Getafe player, returned to their old ways when taking a corner. The visiting defender lightly held the German, who grabbed his rival’s arm before clearly slipping. Hernández Hernández estimated that the fall was due to a knockdown, something that the VAR did not correct. A more than dubious penalty that Mbappé did not want to take, having missed one in Andfield. Bellingham was in charge of the shot and sent the ball into the net after deceiving Soria with a shot down the middle.
Mbappé scores the most difficult ones and misses several clear ones
The goal upset Getafe. His plan had collapsed and Madrid began to enjoy greater spaces. It didn’t take long for the whites to take advantage of the situation. Bellingham found Mbappé on the run and the Frenchman was able to connect a high-quality shot from the edge of the area to score the second. With just two shots on goal, the whites already had a comfortable lead in the match.
After the break, Bordalás opted for Uche, an imposing forward who had no luck. His shot from inside the area hit the post, to make matters worse, he was injured in the action and minutes later he had to be replaced in tears. Before that, the VAR had corrected Hernández Hernández for a penalty due to hands by Berrocal that were not such.
Getafe hit the woodwork twice in the final stretch
The game was where Madrid wanted it. Getafe defended with fewer men and had become disorganized. Its greater offensive vocation allowed Madrid to give a greater sense of danger. Although clear chances continued to be conspicuous by their absence. Not even Güler, who entered at half-time due to a Bellingham knock.
It was after the entry of Luka Modric when Madrid’s best minutes came. Soria avoided the goal with a great save from Valverde’s shot. Just a minute later Mbappé sent a shot into an empty goal after dribbling past Soria. The Frenchman repeated, denied the goal in the second half, in another shot that he sent against the goalkeeper. Patrick had one more, whose shot hit the crossbar and then the post.
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