Alfredo Di Stefano Stadium is the place where this postponed La Liga match between Real Madrid and Getafe took place. Player ratings.
With several absentee players from the roster, Real Madrid got a visit from Getafe for the season’s opening La Liga match. Alfredo Di Stefano Stadium was the place where Zinedine Zidane wanted to make a statement with several academy players. In his view, the squad has been doing a good job considering the many injured players they have.
Today, the squad responded pretty well to the challenge against a team that usually plays intense football against the top dogs in the competition. We didn’t get to see any goals until the second half, but Los Blancos dominated the game throughout the 90 minutes. Although the same element is missing from this squad: scoring many goals. Not having more offensive players in a good moment is the reason there aren’t high hopes for Real Madrid in any competition.
Benzema to the rescue.
After the break, we finally got to enjoy some goals from Real Madrid. Karim Benzema scored a header after a beautiful assist from Vinicius, who delivered a clinical cross from the right flank. Not long after that, Ferland Mendy combined with Marcelo to score the second goal of the evening in a quiet night for Los Blancos.
With this 2-0 victory over Getafe, Zidane’s boys take back La Liga’s second spot with 46 points. Although they are only five points away from Atletico Madrid, we can’t forget the Colchoneros still have two pending matches to play. Barcelona also has one more pending match and 43 units. La Liga is still very much alive until we know how the Rojiblancos do with their two pending games.
Player ratings
Real Madrid: Courtois (7), Marcelo (6), Nacho (6), Varane (7), Mendy (7), Casemiro (7), Marvin (6), Modric (7), Asensio (6), Vinicius (7), Benzema (7).
Bench: Arribas (6), Isco (6), Chust (5).
Getafe: Soria (5), Suarez (5), Cabaco (6), Chakla (5), Cucurella (6), Olivera (7), Portillo (6), Maksimovic (6), Arambarri (5), Angel (5), Hernandez (5).
Bench: Mata (6), Alena (6), Kubo (6), Timor (5), Unal (5).
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