Real Madrid reclaimed top spot from rivals Barcelona in LaLiga as Kylian Mbappe's late goal earned them a narrow 1-0 win over nine-man Getafe on Sunday.
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Match Report
Xabi Alonso's team came into the match under pressure after Ronald Araujo's stoppage-time winner for the Blaugrana temporarily sent them down to second place.
But Los Blancos responded to go two points clear at the summit, albeit in unconvincing fashion, after a sluggish performance at the Coliseum.
Despite dominating possession, Madrid lacked a cutting edge and failed to properly test David Soria until the final ten minutes of the contest after two quickfire red cards.
Allan Nyom and Alex Sancris were both sent off within seven minutes of each other, with the former dismissed just 44 seconds after coming on for an aggressive off-ball arm check on Vinicius Junior in the 76th minute.
And Madrid made their man advantage count just three minutes later when Mbappe calmly controlled Arda Guler's throughball before turning and firing past Soria.
Getafe's collapse continued as Sancris was handed a second yellow card in the 84th minute for a reckless lunge in on Vinicius, putting the result beyond Jose Bordalas' side.
Madrid almost added a second in stoppage time when Vinicius scooped a clever pass over the top for Alvaro Carreras, who flashed his shot narrowly wide.
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Data Debrief: Mbappe's scoring streak continues
Madrid have now won eight consecutive La Liga meetings with Getafe, keeping clean sheets in seven of those matches.
For Getafe, the defeat marks their 31st loss to Madrid in the top-flight – their most against any single opponent (P41 W6 D4). They have also lost more home games to Los Blancos (13).
But Madrid's win was spearheaded by the in-form Mbappe. He is the first player for the club to score 10 or more goals in his first nine games of a LaLiga season (10 goals in 2025-26 since Cristiano Ronaldo in 2014-15 (17).
Madrid registered 23 shots, 10 of which were on target, but ended up underperforming their expected goals (xG) of 1.96.
Match Events
0' The match is about to start!
0' Real Madrid take kick-off which they knock backwards and pause for 15 seconds
8' First big chance! Mbappe's driven shot across goal is stopped by David Soria
10' Mbappe cuts inside but curls an effort from the edge of the box just wide
22' Big shout for a Getafe penalty as Sancris goes down in the box
31' Mbappe's curling effort from a very tight angle is straight at the keeper
36' Match Event for Getafe vs Real Madrid
40' Getafe's best chance! Alex Sancris pings a wonderful volley narrowly wide
42' Bellingham dribbles into the box and Rodrygo's shot is straight at the keeper
45' Alaba takes a free-kick and David Soria does really well to palm the ball away
48' Match Event for Getafe vs Real Madrid
55' Vinicius Junior comes on for Franco Mastantuono
65' Match Event for Getafe vs Real Madrid
72' Mbappe's free-kick clips the edge of the wall and deflects just off target
77' Red Card! Allan Nyom sent off just right after he came on!
80' GOAL! Mbappe breaks the deadlock from Guler's assist! Getafe 0-1 Real Madrid
84' Second Yellow Card! Álex Sancris sent off and Getafe then are down to nine
Line-ups
Getafe XI: Femenia, Rico, Luis Milla, Dakonam, David Soria, Arambarri, Duarte, Juan Iglesias, Mario Martín, Álex Sancris, Adrián Liso
Subs: Nyom, Juanmi, Munoz, Mayoral, Yvan Neyou, Jiri Letacek, Abu Kamara, Coba da Costa, Ismael Bekhoucha
Real Madrid XI: Alaba, Courtois, Mbappe, Valverde, Militao, Tchouameni, Rodrygo, Camavinga, Bellingham, Álvaro Carreras, Franco Mastantuono
Subs: Brahim, Lunin, Fran García, Vinicius, Güler, Gonzalo García, Raúl Asencio, Endrick, Sergio Mestre, Thiago Pitarch