29′ Kroos chips a cross into the box following a corner and Ramos pulls away from his defender in the middle to meet it. It’s a good header from the captain, but Etxeita is in the right place to block the shot.
27′ Mata has gone down after that challenge from Ramos and the medical team have gone across to give him some treatment. He’s quickly back to his feet though and he’ll be able to carry on.
26′ Ramos couldn’t reach Mata and although he tried to make it look like he’d been fouled by going to ground, he clipped the back of the forward’s legs and is booked for the tackle.
25′ Madrid are keeping hold of the ball well at the moment and patiently playing out from the back. They’re looking more confident after that Vinicius chance, but Getafe are still closing them down quickly and making it difficult for the home side.
23′ GREAT SAVE! It’s Madrid’s first attack since the opening minutes and they almost break the deadlock. Mendy drills a low cross into the box. Vinicius stretches for it and gets his shot on target and Soria gets across his line quickly to push it away from the bottom-right corner.
21′ Benzema has dropped deep to try and get on the ball since Madrid are being penned back in their own half. He’s chasing Cucurella’s run down the left and he does well to intercept the cross, but gives away a corner.
19′ Courtois gets the ball off Carvajal and although he’s not under any pressure, he tries to clear his lines quickly but puts the ball straight out of play. Getafe take the throw-in and it’s a good cross into the box by Timor, but Varane is in the middle to stop it getting to Mata.
17′ Madrid are struggling to get out of their own half at the moment due to how high Getafe are pressing them. Benzema wants too long on the ball and Cucurella nicks the ball off him, but the home side get away with one as the referee awards them a free-kick.
Carvajal
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15′ Cucurella is running onto Maksimovic’s pass when Carvajal slams into his side and brings him down which earns him a yellow card.
14′ It’s clever play from Getafe, this time down the right as Olivera closes down Isco and wins the ball back in midfield. He plays a one-two with Cucurella, but Carvajal recovers just in time to stop the cross from going into the box.
12′ Getafe are putting Madrid under pressure again here as Suarez swings another good cross in from the right. Arambarri touches it onto Mata who has time to take a touch before driving his low shot towards the far post, but Courtois gets down well and holds onto it,
11′ Madrid are unbeaten in their last 11 home LaLiga games versus Madrilean teams (W8 D3), keeping clean sheets in each of the last four (W3 D1).
9′ GREAT SAVE! Nyom swings a deep cross into the box from the right and Maksimovic tries to turn it on target, but his glancing header runs through to Etxeita. It hits the defender and forces Courtois to tip it past his near post.
7′ Getafe are trying to catch out Madrid by playing long passes over the top each time they win the ball back. Dakonam gets his head up and spots Mata’s run through the middle, but Ramos reads it well and intercepts it.
5′ Nyom makes a good run down the right and Mendy recovers in time to block the cross and put it out of play. Arambarri swings the corner into the box and picks out Olivera in the middle, but he can’t get enough power on the header to trouble Courtois.
3′ Benzema smartly turns away from Arambarri just inside the box and then curls his shot around Dakonam on the volley. It’s at a comfortable height for Soria though and he holds onto it at his far post.
Timor
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1′ Just 20 seconds in, we have the first booking of the game. Isco had the ball and Timor clattered into the back of him as he tries to win it back.
1′ Mata gets the game underway for Getafe!
The teams are out on the pitch now, with kick-off just moments away.
Getafe are winless in their last 12 meetings with Madrid in LaLiga (D1 L11). Their last victory against them in the league came back in August 2012 (2-1 at Coliseum).
Jose Bordalas makes just two changes to the team that beat Sociedad last time out as Dakonam and Timor are brought into the starting line-up. Chema and Duro start on the bench.
Zinedine Zidane makes three changes to the side that beat Espanyol at the weekend, bringing in Mendy, Modric and Vinicius. Marcelo and Valverde drop to the bench, but there’s no place for Eden Hazard in the squad as he’s being rested.
GETAFE SUBS: Hugo Duro, Leandro Chichizola, Chema Rodriguez, Jason, Angel Rodriguez, Jorge Molina, Marco Lavin, Francisco Portillo, Florent Poulolo, Amath Ndiaye, Faycak Fajr.
GETAFE STARTING XI (4-4-1-1): David Soria; Damian Suarez, Djene Dakonam, Xabier Etxeita, Mathias Olivera; Allan-Romeo Nyom, Nemanja Maksimovic, David Timor, Marc Cucurella; Mauro Arambarri; Jaime Mata.
REAL MADRID SUBS: Rodrygo, Federico Valverde, Lucas Vazquez, Mariano, Marcelo, Eder Militao, Brahim Diaz, Gareth Bale, James Rodriguez, Marco Asensio, Luka Jovic, Alphonse Areola.
REAL MADRID STARTING XI (4-3-3): Thibaut Courtois; Dani Carvajal, Raphael Varane, Sergio Ramos, Ferland Mendy; Luka Modric, Casemiro, Toni Kroos; Isco, Karim Benzema, Vinicius Junior.
After Barcelona’s draw with Atletico Madrid on Tuesday, Madrid have the chance to extend their lead at the top of LaLiga to four points. They’ve won all five of their games since the league restarted, keeping a clean sheet in three of those. They face a Getafe side chasing European football who are unbeaten in their last four matches (W1 D3), getting their first win since the restart last time out in a 2-1 victory over Real Sociedad.
Hello and welcome to live coverage of the LaLiga meeting between Real Madrid and Getafe at the Estadio Alfredo Di Stefano!
Sergio Ramos
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