Getafe 0-1 Real Madrid: Carlo Ancelotti's side leapfrog Barcelona to move top of Liga table

Real Madrid moved top of La Liga thanks to a narrow 1-0 victory over local rivals Getafe. Real Madrid took the lead after just three minutes, with Eder Militao heading home from a Luka Modric corner, certainly not the start struggling Getafe were after. Ad Carlo Ancelotti's side continued to press with intensity, looking to really put themselves in the driving seat in this contest.

Sanchez Flores' men did not allow themselves to be rocked by conceding early though, they stood firm and got on the ball more and more as the first-half went on without creating anything too concrete. Their biggest chance of the half came courtesy of Fabrizio Angileri, who flashed an effort across the face of goal which went just wide of the post. La LigaGetafe manager Flores backs Benzema: 'He will be the next Ballon d'Or'YESTERDAY AT 15:27 A few minutes before half-time it looked as though Madrid would have a chance to go 2-0 up from the spot after Vinicius Junior was clearly fouled.

However, following a VAR check, the referee was made aware that the whole ball had in fact gone out of play during the build-up to the foul, thus no penalty was awarded and Getafe were given a reprieve. Right at the beginning of the second half, Real Madrid came close to making it 2-0 but once more could not make their efforts pay. Los Blancos had three shots one after the other, Rodrygo's effort was blocked, Aurélien Tchouameni's effort was brilliantly saved by David Soria in the Getafe goal and then Modric's effort was blocked.