Getafe’s Uruguayan ahead Martin Satriano scores the winner towards Actual Madrid on the Santiago Bernabeu on Monday. Photograph: AFP
MADRID:
Actual Madrid fell to a harmful 1-0 defeat by Getafe at dwelling in La Liga on Monday, leaving them 4 factors behind leaders Barcelona.
Alvaro Arbeloa’s aspect, overwhelmed by an excellent volley from Martin Satriano, suffered a second consecutive loss within the Spanish prime flight for the primary time since 2020.
Madrid ahead Franco Mastantuono was despatched off in stoppage time for obvious dissent to make a foul evening worse for Los Blancos.
“Clearly it is a match the place we may have performed issues higher, however I feel my gamers tried and we had extra clear possibilities than them,” Arbeloa advised reporters.
“Nevertheless in soccer deserving is not sufficient, and Getafe performed an important sport.”
With French famous person Kylian Mbappe in France to deal with a knee sprain, Madrid lined up with Gonzalo Garcia in assault alongside Brazil star Vinicius Junior on the Santiago Bernabeu.
Actual Madrid have been overwhelmed at Osasuna final weekend, permitting rivals Barca to overhaul them within the title race, and Hansi Flick’s aspect stretched their lead by thrashing Villarreal on Saturday.
Vinicius, in wonderful type in 2026 after an inconsistent begin to the season, spurned a advantageous early probability.
The winger burst via on purpose however David Soria saved properly together with his leg.
A superb roulette from Arda Guler almost earned Madrid the breakthrough however Soria tipped over the Turkish ahead’s strike.
Getafe have been upset by a painful collision between Madrid defender Antonio Rudiger and Diego Rico, wherein the German’s knee knocked the Spaniard’s head.
Uruguayan ahead Satriano broke the impasse with a scrumptious strike from the sting of the field after compatriot Mauro Arambarri nodded the ball into his path.
Soria, who had a advantageous sport, saved from Vinicius within the second half and the Brazilian known as for extra help from Madrid’s followers.
Nevertheless the staff weren’t giving them a lot to get enthusiastic about, though Rudiger got here near levelling with a header.
‘No one throwing in towel’
It was a disjointed show from a Madrid aspect who go to Celta Vigo on Friday in La Liga, earlier than internet hosting Pep Guardiola’s Manchester Metropolis within the Champions League final 16, not sure if prime scorer Mbappe shall be match to play.
In stoppage time Mastantuono was dismissed, seemingly for one thing he stated to the referee, earlier than Getafe have been additionally decreased to 10 males when Adrian Liso kicked the ball away and was proven a second yellow card.”No one right here is chucking up the sponge, that is Actual Madrid, you do not quit till the final sport,” added Arbeloa.
“4 factors is a distance that we will in the reduction of and we are going to combat for that.”
Jose Bordalas’s Getafe rose to eleventh and have been in a position to have fun their first win on the Bernabeu since 2008.
“It’s totally exhausting to get factors once you come right here, I’ve to congratulate the staff for the work in defence, then we bought our purpose and we may even have scored one other ultimately,” stated Getafe defender Kiko Femenia. AFP
