Thibaut Simon, Media365, published on Sunday December 1, 2024 at 6:36 p.m.
Real Madrid succeeded in their mission by winning against Getafe (2-0). A match where Kylian Mbappé showed himself by scoring his 7th goal of the season. The Madrilenians come back to within one point of Barça.
After FC Barcelona's surprise defeat on home soil against Las Palmas, Real Madrid had to win to get closer. Still deprived of Vinicius, Carlo Ancelotti had decided to line up Mbappé, Rodrygo and Diaz to bounce back after the defeat on Liverpool's pitch in the Champions League. Faced with the 17th in La Liga, Real managed without being impressive. Despite possession in their favor (75%), the Madrilenians have difficulty creating chances. Real Madrid was able to find the opening from a penalty. Already sanctioned with a yellow card after 10 minutes, Nyom once again made a mistake in the area. Monitored by the referee, the Getafe player prevented Rüdiger from moving and conceded a penalty. Not Mbappé, after missing his shot against the Reds, but Bellingham. The Englishman took the visiting goalkeeper on the wrong foot (29th, 1-0). Dominant in the game, Real was still launched by this opening score. Enough to give wings to Mbappé, author of the second goal.
Mbappé scorer, but not yet cured
Well served in depth by Bellingham, the French striker made the right gesture to score a 7th goal in La Liga this season. More lively than his opponent, Mbappé unleashed a shot from outside the area which found the post to enter the goal. A relief for the French international and the Bernabéu public. For a long time, we believed that the Frenchman would score several goals in this meeting. Still lacking confidence, Mbappé nevertheless had many possibilities. Launched in full depth, the attacker decided to bypass the Getafe goalkeeper. His shot was too crossed and missed the right post (74th). A few moments later, Soria won on Mbappé's shot (77th). In added time, his magnificent one-two with Güler was concluded by a shot from the left off target (90th +5). However, the essential was done for the Frenchman by finding the net.
Real revives La Liga
A few weeks ago, Barça's lead seemed untouchable. Except that the cards are now reshuffled. With a point separating Real from Barça and a game in hand for Ancelotti's men, the championship is relaunched and could see a new leader soon. Not everything was perfect against Getafe, but the essentials were assured. Despite the amounts found twice (53rd, 84th) by the visitors, the mistakes (26) got the better of Getafe. Real Madrid can focus on their next complicated match with a trip to Bilbao in a few days.
