He got a tough win over her He was flying at the “Santiago Bernabeu” Real Madrida few days before the great second semi-final of the Champions League against Manchester City!
“Golden” scorer for Ancelotti’s team o Asensiowho found the net with a beautiful shot in the 70th minute for the final 1-0giving his team the win and moving them back up to second in the standings, +2 behind third-placed Atlético.
Without a win at Real’s home ground since 2008, Getafe remain in the relegation zone, level with Valencia, who have conceded a game less.
With Ancelotti resting many of his starters ahead of the rematch with the Citizens, Getafe came into the match better, missing the first good chance to score with Maksimovic in the 2nd minute. As time passed, Real improved, but without dominating.
The visitors defended massively, the hosts pressed, Kroos, Modric and Vinicius gave quality coming off the bench in the second half and finally the solution came from Asensio, who with a beautiful long shot in the 70th minute, gave the victory to the “merenches” !
The 34th matchday:
Friday (12/05)
Mallorca-Cádiz 1-0 (16′ Maffeo)
Saturday (13/05)
Sociedad-Girona 2-2
(5′ Oyarthabal, 24′ Silva – 37′ Coutou, 45+3′ Stouani)
Osasuna-Almeria 3-1
(46′ Budimir, 51′ Ezalzouli, 81′ Gomes – 90+2′ Lazaro)
Villarreal-Athletic Bilbao 5-1
(24′, 90′ Baena, 37′, 50′ Jackson – 61′ auto. Paredes)
Real Madrid-Getafe 1-0
(70′ Asensio)
Sunday (14/05)
Celta-Valencia (15:00)
Elche-Atletico Madrid (17:15)
Valladolid-Seville (19:30)
Espanyol-Barcelona (22:00)
Monday (15/05)
Betis-Vagecano (22:00)
The schedule for the next (35th) matchday:
Friday (19/05)
Cadiz-Real Valladolid
Saturday (20/05)
Girona-Villarreal (15:00)
Athletic Bilbao-Delta (17:15)
Getafe-Elche (19:30)
Almeria-Mallorca (19:30)
Barcelona-Real Sociedad (22:00)
Sunday (21/05)
Rayo Vallecano-Espanyol (15:00)
Athletic Bilbao-Osasuna (17:15)
Valencia-Real Madrid (19:30)
Sevilla-Betis (22:00)
Source: Sport Fm
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