At 3:00 a.m. Beijing time on April 10, the 31st round of the 2021-2022 La Liga season, in a Madrid derby, Real Madrid took revenge on their opponent Getafe 2-0 at home, taking all 3 points and temporarily leading with 12 points. Casemiro scored his first goal of the season and Vázquez was credited. Real Madrid are up to 15 points ahead of third-placed Barca in the table.
Real Madrid have been in good shape lately, beating Chelsea 3-1 in the Champions League in midweek and returning to the league to continue fighting for the title. Real Madrid's opponents in this round are the same city team Getafe, Getafe beat Mallorca 1-0 in the last round to end the six rounds without a win, they still need to continue to grab points to relegate. The two teams met in the first leg of the season, with Getafe beating Real Madrid 1-0 at home, a match in which battleships wanted revenge.
Despite a partial rotation of the squad, Real Madrid, who were clearly superior, still suppressed the opponent, and in the 4th minute, Rodrigo made the ball, Benzema inserted into the box and calmly shot low to break the goal, but the ball was blown off first due to offside. In the 14th minute, Casemiro passed the ball and Vazquezneche scored with his left foot in the penalty area, and the ball was only slightly deflected. In the 19th minute, Valverde volleyed into the air with a difficult volley inside the penalty area and the goalkeeper flew to the rescue.
In the 38th minute of the game, Vinicius's exquisite outside foot rubbing pass, Casemiro grabbed a nod in front of the goal and broke the net, 1-0! Real Madrid took the lead at home, Casemiro scored his first goal of the season, and the last time he scored for Real Madrid was in May last year. In the 42nd minute Benzema nodded his head inside the penalty area, but the ball was deflected off the top. In the first half, Real Madrid temporarily led 1-0.
The two sides exchanged fields and in the 57th minute Marcelo fired a left-footed shot inside the penalty area, the ball was only slightly deflected. In the 68th minute, Rodrigo passed the ball and Vazquez scored a low left-footed shot inside the penalty area, and the score became 2-0! Bale came off the bench in the 74th minute and in the 85th minute Asensio passed the ball and Bale headed the ball high.
In the end, Real Madrid scored all 3 points on Getafe as they wished to avenge their opponents. After this campaign, Real Madrid reached 72 points, 12 points ahead of 2nd place Sevilla, and Real Madrid led 3rd place Barca by as many as 15 points, such a point difference made the sworn enemy feel desperate. Real Madrid have won the Spanish Super Cup this season and are still in La Liga + Champions League, with Ancelotti's side having a chance to crown the treble.
Real Madrid starting lineup: 1-Courtois/17-Vazquez, 3-Militan, 4-Arabba, 12-Marcelo/15-Valverde, 14-Casemiro, 25-Camarenga/20-Vinicius, 9 Benzema, 21-Rodrigo