Without forcing his talent, Real Madrid won at the Santiago-Bernabéu against a very pale team from Getafe (2-0). Between the two teams in the Spanish capital, the balance of power quickly turned in favor of Los Blancos who took cover thanks to the achievements of Casemiro and Lucas Vazquez. Author of a workforce rotation with the aim of resting Ferland Mendy, Toni Kroos and Luka Modric, Carlo Ancelotti has perfectly prepared for the clash to come against Chelsea on Tuesday (9:00 p.m.). Leader of La Liga, Real is now twelve points ahead of its runner-up, Sevilla FC.
It must be said: Real had absolutely nothing to fear from this confrontation against its neighbor in the Madrid suburbs. Unable to win any away victory in La Liga since the start of the season (8 losses and 7 draws), Getafe never created any danger on Thibaut Courtois’ cage during the first 89 minutes of the match. Just before entering extra time, Enes Ünal’s cross shot hit Courtois’ post (90th) but the difference had already been made by the White House.
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Real was all alone
How ? Thanks to a starting lineup made up of five Brazilians (Marcelo, Eder Militao, Casemiro, Rodrygo and Vinicius), outrageous ball possession (69%) and an ability to create chances quickly. From the start of the game, Karim Benzema thought to open the scoring but the scorer was logically flagged offside (4th). Holder for the fourth time of the season in La Liga, Marcelo made an interesting copy like his regular strikes towards the cage of David Soria (8th, 42nd, 72nd).
That said, the one-night captain for Real Madrid wasn’t involved in the two Merengue goals. The first came following a cross from outside the foot of Vinicius taken over with a diving header by Casemiro (38th, 1-0). The defensive midfielder thus scored his first league goal this season, before seeing his teammate Vazquez double the lead in the second period following a stint with Rodrygo (68th, 2-0). In this team with samba accents, Militao also wanted to join the party but his two attempts (71st, 73rd) did not find the net.
Finally, the only bad news from Real was the yellow card received by Casemiro, synonymous with absence from the next La Liga match against … Sevilla FC. Otherwise, Real provided the essentials with a 21st victory in thirty La Liga days, thus relegating the Sevillians to twelve lengths and FC Barcelona, third, to fifteen points but with two matches less. Is the title of champion of Spain 2021-2022 assured for Real Madrid? No. But little by little, the people of Madrid are undeniably getting closer.
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