Zinedine Zidane will have a very limited number of ways to pick his lineup due to injuries to a host of key players, including Sergio Ramos.
Real Madrid welcome Getafe to the Alfredo Di Stefano on Tuesday for their 22nd La Liga fixture of the campaign.
The titleholders are carrying their title defense competently by no means, having already dropped 20 points. As a result, they find themselves lagging behind both FC Barcelona and Atletico Madrid in the fight for the crown.
As for Getafe, consistency hasn’t exactly been their strong suit either this season. Struggling to get into the top half of the table, they are not playing like a team looking to claim a Europa League spot.
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Real Madrid go into the match on the back of a hard-fought 2-1 win against Huesca. The victory against the rock-bottom side was a much-needed one for the men in white had been without a win in four of the five matches prior to that.
Los Blancos have an eight-point deficit over rivals and leaders Atletico Madrid, who have played a game fewer.
If poor form wasn’t already trouble enough, Zinedine Zidane was hit with a heavy injury crisis as he has only 13 fit first-team players currently.
Getafe, meanwhile, have also been unable to maintain the reputation they had built in their last two seasons. They finished eighth in La Liga last term but currently sit at 13th with 24 points from 21 games.
They were beaten by Sevilla last time out, a 3-0 loss that came after a 5-1 humiliation at the hands of Atletico Madrid.
With just 17 goals, the Azulones are the joint-lowest scorers in La Liga this season but have a relatively decent defensive record with 26 goals conceded so far.
Real Madrid vs Getafe Head-to-head:
An incredible 20 out of the total 25 encounters between the two sides have gone Real Madrid’s way, with two ending in a draw.
Their last meeting came last year, and the men in white emerged 1-0 victorious with the help of a second-half penalty from Sergio Ramos.
Getafe are winless against their upcoming opponents in the league since February 2008.
Real Madrid vs Getafe Team News:
Zidane will have a very limited number of ways to pick his starting XI. Eden Hazard, Ramos, Federico Valverde, Rodrygo Goes, Dani Carvajal, Alvaro Odriozola, Lucas Vazquez are out injured while Toni Kroos is suspended.
Djene Dakonam, who picked up a red card on Saturday, and Dario Poveda, sidelined due to a minor injury, will be players unavailable for Bordalas.
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