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At 21:00 Beijing time on January 2, a match in the 19th round of La Liga was contested, and Real Madrid challenged Getafe away. Real Madrid have had a very good record this season, achieving good results on both fronts. Real Madrid qualified as no. 1 in the group in the Champions League, but Real Madrid will face the powerful Paris Saint-Germain in the knockout rounds, which is not a small test for Real Madrid. In La Liga, Real Madrid soared, achieving 14 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss in the first 19 games, ranking first, and the team behind it. The last league defeat at Real Madrid dates back to Round 8, when they lost away to Espanyol. In this game, Real Madrid played against Getafe in the lower rankings, and the past records of the two sides real Madrid had an absolute advantage. This time, Real Madrid's minimum goal is to take all 3 points, but Real Madrid actually messed up, losing 0-1 and breaking out of the big cold.
Anchertino lined up in a 433 formation for the match. Courtois served as the starting goalkeeper. Mendy, Alaba, Militão and Vazquez partnered at 4 backs. Kroos, Casemiro and Modric make up the 3 midfielders. The combined offensive trident of Asensio, Benzema and Rodrigo joined forces. Hazard, Valverde, Mariano, Nacho and Isco sit on the bench. Vinicius and Jovic are out of the squad due to COVID-19 infections. Carvajal is out with injury.
Just over 8 minutes after the start of the game, Real Madrid conceded the ball. Militang made an extremely low-level mistake and was snatched by Yunar. Yunar single-handedly shot low! Getafe got off to a fantastic start. After that, the Real Madrid backline made another big mistake, but fortunately Courtois attacked in time to defuse the situation. The Real Madrid backline was sleepwalking after the start of the match. In the 17th minute, Real Madrid had the opportunity to equalize, but Modric's shot was rejected by the crossbar. After that, Mendy wasted a one-handed opportunity. At the end of the half, Real Madrid trailed 1-0.
In the second half, Ancelotti made a substitution adjustment, Eden Hazard and Marcelo came off the bench, and Asensio and Mendy were replaced. Such a substitution did not bring any big results. Getafe spent most of his energy on defense to avoid being equalized. After 70 minutes of the game, Real Madrid attacked wildly, but the shot did not translate into a goal. In the final moments of the game, Isco's header was saved by the goalkeeper, missing the opportunity to equalize in the end. In the end, Real Madrid lost 0-1 to Getafe, breaking a super big upset.
Real Madrid lost 73% of the ball and did not score 14 shots in the whole game. Real Madrid lost their first Game of the New Year for the first time since 2015. This set Ancelotti a record of 9 years of humiliation: it was Real Madrid's first loss to Getafe since 2021. At the same time, Real Madrid's unbeaten record of 15 consecutive matches in all competitions was ended. Real Madrid conceded three points, giving Sevilla behind them a chance to close the points gap. At present, Sevilla play 2 games less than Real Madrid, 8 points less, such a gap is not very large.