At 21:00 Beijing time on January 2, 2022, the 19th round of the 2021-2022 La Liga season, Real Madrid lost 0-1 to Getafe, who ranked 16th, and Militang played a big gift in the penalty area. Real Madrid lost the league for the second time this season, and after this battle, the Battleships still led by eight points.
Real Madrid are facing their first game of 2022 and Ancelotti's side are currently in first place eight points ahead of Sevilla. Real Madrid's opponent in this campaign is Getafe, and Real Madrid have won all five league games away from home, and have been unbeaten against Getafe for nine consecutive years. Ancelotti sacrificed the trident of Rodrigo, Benzema and Asensio, and Hazard was on standby on the bench.
Just nine minutes into the opening, Getafe, who played at home, took the lead, Militão played with fire in the penalty area and conceded a ball, and after Yunar stealted, a low shot pierced through Courtois's ten-finger mark, 1-0! Militang's defense was too confident, he should have released the ball in time, which was a huge mistake.
In the 17th minute, Rodrigo scored, Modric took advantage of the left foot to shoot, the ball hit the crossbar and popped up! In the 19th minute, Vazquez crossed and Kroos' rushed goal in the middle of the road was high again. In the 24th minute, Alaba split the ball and Benzema attempted a long-range shot from outside the box to send the ball flying. Karim Benzema then turned inside the penalty area and passed the ball to the goal, and Maximovich fell to the ground to break the siege and almost swung himself. Getafe's defence in the first half was excellent and didn't give Real Madrid too many chances.
Real Madrid, which was behind the score, needed to exert force in the second half, and Ancelotti made a decisive personnel adjustment, and Marcelo and Eden Hazard came on at the same time. In the 57th minute, Modric's long-range shot from outside the box was more correct and goalkeeper Soria secured the ball. Real Madrid then replaced Mariano with a strong attack. In the 73rd minute, Alaba's free-kick went around the wall and the ball bounced off the line in front of goal. In the 76th minute, Casemiro fired a high-quality long-range shot from outside the box and Soria made a world-class save.
In the end, Real Madrid was unable to break the goal on the road, losing to Getafe 0-1, breaking out of the big cold. Real Madrid have lost to Getafe in the league for the first time in the last 10 years, with Ancelotti's side slowing down. In this game, Real Madrid encountered a lot of resistance on the offensive end, the shots were basically from the periphery, Benzema, Asensio and Rodrigo were in average form, and Ancelotti needed to adjust.
Real Madrid line-up: 1-Courtois/17-Vazquez, 3-Militan, 4-Arabba, 23-Mendy (12-Marcelo 46')/10-Modric, 14-Casemiro, 8-Kroos/11-Asensio (7-Eden Hazard 46'), 9-Benzema, 21-Rodrigo