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The 20th round of La Liga ushered in a match with Sevilla taking on Getafe at home. Sevilla have a very good record this season, with 12 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses in the first 19 league rounds, ranking second, and are the most powerful opponents of Real Madrid at the top of the table, after all, Atletico and Barca have fallen behind. The last time Sevilla lost in the league was in the 15th round, when Sevilla lost to the powerful Real Madrid, but only by one goal. Sevilla have won 4 and drawn 1 in the last 5 league rounds. This time Sevilla played against Getafe. The two sides met in the second round, when Sevilla won 1-0. This time back at home, Sevilla once again scored 1-0, double-matching.
Lopetegui lined up the 433 offensive formation. Dmitrovic served as the starting goalkeeper. Montiel, Conde, Diego Carlos and Acuña partnered at 4 defenders. Haldane, Fernando and Oliver Torres form a 3 midfielder. The attacking combination of Ocampos, Rafa Mill and Alejandro Gomez joined forces. Rakitic, Goodley and Oscar Rodriguez sat on the bench.
After the start of the game, Getafe, who played away from home, started out more conservatively, ceding control and spending most of his energy on defense. Sevilla scored in the 9th minute, only Rafa Mir's goal was judged to be offside, and Bai was happy. However, Rafa-Mir scored in the 22nd minute when he scored an imaginative goal with his heels that caught the goalkeeper off guard and walked past him to drill the goal. The goal allowed Sevilla to play more calmly. Getafe had three shots on goal in the first half, none of which he seized. At the end of the half Sevilla led by 1 goal. In the second half, Sevilla played more calmly, not aggressive on the offensive end, after all, in the leading position. Getafe's chances were pitifully few, with only one shot on goal in the second half and no way to threaten Sevilla. In the end, Sevilla won 1-0 and won Getafe.
Sevilla's victory of this match means an unbeaten record of 5 wins and 1 draw in the last 6 league games, grabbing 16 points, including beating Villarreal, Athletic Bilbao, Atletico, Cadiz and Getafe, only to play a draw with Barca. Lopetegui set a new record in team history: Sevilla scored 44 points in the top 20 leagues, the highest number of points in Sevilla's history in La Liga. Sevilla also became Real Madrid's most formidable opponent. Currently, Real Madrid are no. 1 with 49 points, Sevilla are no. 2 with 44 points one game less than Real Madrid, while Atletico only have 33 points and Barca have only 32 points. Obviously, the championship will basically be produced between Real Madrid and Sevilla, and Real Madrid has the greatest hope of winning the title.