Real Madrid disposed of their neighbor Getafe this Sunday, during the 15th day of La Liga.
After their defeat at Liverpool in midweek (2-0), Carlo Ancelotti's men had to wake up in front of their home crowd at the Santiago Bernabéu during their match against Getafe. Kylian Mbappé also had the first opportunity to forget his bad match at Anfield against an opponent who was far inferior to the Madrilenians. Without Vinicius but with the return of Rodrygo, the merengues could make a comeback against FC Barcelona, beaten on Saturday evening by Las Palmas (2-1) and only come back a small point from the Blaugranas.
True to its reputation, Getafe showed its muscles from the start of the match with a host of mistakes in the first quarter of an hour. Rodrygo thinks he gets a penalty in the 8th minute but the referee sees that he is not touched by the opposing defender. Mbappé for his part is discreet, he receives a few balls without being able to attack his side. Real Madrid fails to break the deadlock Azulones but continues to attempt attacks via his full-backs as well as Mbappé and Rodrygo.
The solution will come from Rüdiger, who managed to get into Allan Nyom's head on two corners, first causing a yellow card, then a penalty just before the half-hour mark. Mbappé having missed his chance at Liverpool , it's up to Jude Bellingham to shoot it this time, and the English midfielder perfectly deceives David Soria thanks to a goat jump which makes the Getafe goalkeeper leave early (30th, 1-0).
Mbappé's awakening
We had to wait for the first goal to see the French striker more leggy and freer on his side. We will just have to wait seven minutes after the first goal to see Mbappé, served by Bellingham, score the second goal of the match with a shot from outside the area which hits the right post of David Soria (38th, 2-0 ). Relief for the captain of the Blues who has not lost all his technique.
However, even if he was very active in the second half, Kylian Mbappé did a lot in a meeting where the score could easily have gone up to 3-0 or 4-0. In the 57th minute, his attack was stopped by a two-hander from Getafe in the area and 13 minutes later, Fran Garcia's cross arrived far too early for him to intercept. At the start of the last quarter of an hour, the former PSG player will miss a huge opportunity against Getafe's empty goal. He had done the hardest part by eliminating a defender and then the goalkeeper by dribbling past them, but he was far too greedy in making a loose shot that flew past Soria's post (70th).
Four minutes later, he saw his attempt this time stopped by the Spanish goalkeeper by volleying the ball (74th). Finally, in added time, he failed to complete a move with Güler with a shot that went wide of the Getafe goal. The confidence is there, not yet the precision but it is already an encouraging sign for the Frenchman once again elected man of the match by La Liga. Next match in three days at Athletic's San Mamés stadium, a new opportunity for Mbappé to show that he is capable of stringing together good performances, something he has not yet managed to do since his arrival in Spain .
