Madrid: An early goal from the Turkish striker aenes unaal Astonished LaLiga leaders real madrid as they lost 1-0 jetafe on Sunday and ended an unbeaten run that lasted 15 matches in all competitions.
With 46 points from 20 matches, Real Madrid are still on top but not as comfortable as before. Seville are second with 38 points and two games, and will tour second-bottom Cádiz on Monday.
Getafe, led by former Watford manager Quique Sanchez Flores, extended their unbeaten streak in LaLiga to six games and are 16th in the standings, three points above the relegation zone. It was his first win over Real in a decade.
Unal scored with a low, powerful strike in the ninth minute, after Real defender Eder Militao pressed on to release the ball inside the box.
“To be honest, we lost because of a rare personal mistake by Militao, who is probably our best player this season,” Real midfielder Casemiro told reporters.
“We worked really hard but their keeper was motivated. We weren’t in our best form today. At Real Madrid we need to play better, losing any game like this is not acceptable.”
Real Madrid had about 75% possession, but could only make four shots on target during the entire game.
“There’s not much to say after a game like this,” said manager Carlo Ancelotti. “It looked like our team took a few more days off after Christmas.”
The team clearly missed the spark that forward Vinicius Junior usually brings as the Brazilian was absent on Wednesday after testing positive for COVID-19.
Belgian midfielder Eden Hazard was named to the substitute bench, run by Ancelotti, for the second time after being out of the starting 11 for three months.
Hazard came in the second half, but made little contribution to Real Madrid’s worst match of the season.
Croatian midfielder Luka Modric was the only positive note for the leaders as he made the most of Real’s opportunities, including a long shot in the first half that hit the bar.
With 46 points from 20 matches, Real Madrid are still on top but not as comfortable as before. Seville are second with 38 points and two games, and will tour second-bottom Cádiz on Monday.
Getafe, led by former Watford manager Quique Sanchez Flores, extended their unbeaten streak in LaLiga to six games and are 16th in the standings, three points above the relegation zone. It was his first win over Real in a decade.
Unal scored with a low, powerful strike in the ninth minute, after Real defender Eder Militao pressed on to release the ball inside the box.
“To be honest, we lost because of a rare personal mistake by Militao, who is probably our best player this season,” Real midfielder Casemiro told reporters.
“We worked really hard but their keeper was motivated. We weren’t in our best form today. At Real Madrid we need to play better, losing any game like this is not acceptable.”
Real Madrid had about 75% possession, but could only make four shots on target during the entire game.
“There’s not much to say after a game like this,” said manager Carlo Ancelotti. “It looked like our team took a few more days off after Christmas.”
The team clearly missed the spark that forward Vinicius Junior usually brings as the Brazilian was absent on Wednesday after testing positive for COVID-19.
Belgian midfielder Eden Hazard was named to the substitute bench, run by Ancelotti, for the second time after being out of the starting 11 for three months.
Hazard came in the second half, but made little contribution to Real Madrid’s worst match of the season.
Croatian midfielder Luka Modric was the only positive note for the leaders as he made the most of Real’s opportunities, including a long shot in the first half that hit the bar.
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