Real Madrid’s unbeaten run in the 2022-23 La Liga season continues as Los Blancos earned a narrow victory against Getafe at the Estadio Coliseum Alfonso Pérez on Saturday night.
After a 1-1 draw against Osasuna in the last league match, the narrow victory helped Madrid to regain their form.
Carlo Ancelotti scored a 2-1 masterclass against Shakhtar Donetsk in the recent Champions League match, and they kept that form going in the away fixture against Getafe.
Madrid’s principal, Benzema, did not play in the game due to injury.
Eder Militao’s 100th match with Real Madrid
Real Madrid secured all three points thanks to an early and only goal from Eder Militao in his 100th match for Los Blancos on Saturday.
Militao’s header comes just three minutes after kick-off. Carlo Ancelotti’s men have maintained their unbeaten streak after recording 10 wins and a draw in their 11 official matches so far this season.
Eder Militao is the latest signing of Real Madrid’s centenary with his 100th appearance. In his fourth season at the Spanish club, he has won 66 games and scored 5 times. He was a key member with 50 appearances in the treble-winning season that won the Champions League, La Liga and the Spanish Super Cup.
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Clearly Madrid are missing their main striker as he is scoring fewer goals after Benzema’s injury. Ancelotti was forced to use Rodrygo as a false nine due to the absence of the Frenchman and the lack of high-level strikers in the squad. As usual, Valverde and Vinicius Jr covered both flanks.
VAR also denied Getafe a penalty, as the ball went out of play during the build-up. The rival goalkeeper made impressive saves on Rodrygo’s shots. A beautiful goal came from Rodrygo in the 57th minute of the game. The goal did not hold, since the VAR again denied the goal for offside.
Ancelotti on the performance of his team
According to MARCA, Ancelotti praised his two central defenders in the post-match interview. He spoke: “We also managed to keep a clean sheet, which is very important because we showed real intensity and defended very well. Militão and Rüdiger were fantastic, as was Tchouameni in front of them”.
This narrow victory helped Real Madrid retain the top spot in the La Liga table. They are now three points clear of their arch-rivals Barcelona at the moment.
The recovery of Real Madrid to win was very important for the team before the Clásico. The Whites will face Shakhtar Donetsk on Wednesday night in the next game in Warsaw.
