Real Madrid Lose To Getafe, Suffers First Defeat In Three Months

Getafe defeats Real Madrid making it their first loss in three months.

Sevilla, Madrid’s closest challengers, will be five points behind the leaders with a game in hand if they win at Cadiz on Sunday. Getafe stay 16th after recording only their fourth league victory of the season.

Striker Enes Unal bagged a goal in the ninth minute after he stole the ball from Madrid defender Eder Militao and beat Thibaut Courtois. Luka Modric’s strike that hit the crossbar in the 17th was the closest Madrid came to an equaliser. Eden Hazard and Marcelo came on as half-time substitutions but could not spark a comeback.

Getafe lost eight games in a row earlier in the season but came in on the back of an upturn in form under Quique Sanchez Flores, having gone five games unbeaten, including a pair of wins over Cadiz and Osasuna.