Real Madrid lost 1-0 at home to Getafe in La Liga on Monday, leaving them four points behind leaders Barcelona.
Alvaro Arbeloa’s side were beaten by Martin Satriano’s superb volley to suffer their second consecutive defeat in Spain’s top flight.
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Madrid’s poor night was made even worse when striker Franco Mastantono was sent off in stoppage time for an apparent dissent.
French superstar Kylian Mbappe is in France nursing a sprained knee as Real Madrid attack with Gonzalo Garcia and Brazilian star Vinicius at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Real Madrid’s defeat at Osasuna at the weekend allowed rivals Barcelona to leapfrog them in the title race, with Hansi Flick’s side extending their lead by beating Villarreal on Saturday.
Vinicius, who is in excellent form in 2026 after a shaky start to the season, spurned a great early opportunity.
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The winger’s shot found the back of the net, but David Soria saved brilliantly with his legs.
Arda Guler’s brilliant roulette almost earned Madrid the breakthrough but Soria tipped over the Turkish striker’s shot.
Getafe were upset by a painful collision between Madrid defenders Antonio Rudiger and Diego Rico, with the German’s knee hitting the Spaniard’s head.
Uruguayan striker Satriano broke the deadlock with a fine strike after compatriot Mauro Alambari headed the ball into the edge of the area.
Soria performed well to save from Vinicius Junior in the second half and the Brazilian called on Madrid fans for more support.
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However, although Rudiger almost equalized the score with a header, the team did not bring much excitement to them.
Mastantono was sent off in injury time, seemingly for something he said to the referee, and Getafe were reduced to 10 men before Adrian Lisso kicked the ball away and was shown a second yellow card.
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