Arda Güler scored a first-half goal for Madrid.
Real Madrid
kept pace with Spanish league leader
Barcelona
on Wednesday with a
1-0 win at Getafe
ahead of the rivals’ meeting in the
Copa del Rey final
.
Arda Güler
scored a first-half goal for Madrid, which moved back within four points of Barcelona. The Catalan club edged
Mallorca 1-0 on Tuesday
.
Madrid coach
Carlo Ancelotti
used many reserves ahead of Saturday’s Copa final in Seville. Brazil forward
Endrick
made his first Spanish league start with the club, and
Vinícius Júnior
was substituted in the second half.
Jude Bellingham
came off the bench in the second half.
Midfielder
Eduardo Camavinga
had to be replaced with an apparent muscle injury in the final minutes and is doubtful to be available for Saturday’s final.
Madrid had demoralizing losses in both “clasicos” against Barcelona this season – 5-2 in the Spanish Super Cup final and 4-0 in their first league encounter at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium.
Güler scored the winner with a well-placed right-footed shot in the
21st minute
at the Coliseum in Getafe.
Madrid goalkeeper
Thibaut Courtois
need to make a couple of difficult saves late to secure Madrid’s victory.
It was the third league win in a row for Madrid, which endured a
Champions League elimination against Arsenal
in the competition’s quarterfinals.
Getafe has lost three in a row, and four of its last five league games. The club from southern Madrid sits in 12th place.
The match was briefly stopped in the second half as fans from Getafe chanted ”
Die (Dani) Ceballos, die Ceballos
.”
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