Overview
Real Madrid entered this match with excitement after a 2-1 victory over Benfica in the second leg of the Champions League play-offs. This result helped them win 3-1 overall and win the right to enter the round of 16, where Alvaro Arbeloa's team will face Manchester City.
The task in Europe is temporarily completed, but in the domestic arena, Real Madrid has just disappointed when losing to Osasuna 1-2. This defeat caused them to drop to second place in the La Liga standings, 4 points behind Barcelona. The Catalan team just defeated Villarreal in a match that took place earlier.
At home, Real Madrid is owning the third best record in La Liga this season, winning 33 points after 12 matches. However, Getafe is also not an easy opponent when playing away from home, with 14 points after 12 away trips, including 4 wins.
After the match against Getafe and Celta Vigo in La Liga, Real Madrid will host Manchester City at the Bernabeu on March 11 in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16.
Head-to-head history leans completely towards the Royal team. Real Madrid has won 31 of the last 41 encounters between the two teams in all competitions, including a 1-0 victory in the first leg in October 2025.
In fact, Getafe has lost all 8 recent matches against Real Madrid, including a 0-2 defeat at the Bernabeu in December 2024. Notably, in this series of matches, the Madrid suburban team has only scored one goal and has never triumphed at the Bernabeu since February 2008. This shows that huge challenges are waiting for them.
Getafe entered this match after a 0-1 defeat to Sevilla at home, but that was their only defeat in the last 5 rounds of La Liga. Jose Bordalas' team has won 2 out of 3 recent matches, including a 2-0 victory at Alaves on February 8.
After 25 rounds, Getafe has 8 wins, 5 draws and 12 defeats, temporarily ranked 13th in the standings with 29 points.
Personnel situation
Real Madrid will not have the services of Eder Militao (hamstring), Jude Bellingham (hamstring), Dani Ceballos (calf), Dean Huijsen (calf), Kylian Mbappe (knee) and Raul Asensio (neck) in the upcoming match. In addition, Rodrygo also needs to be further checked due to hamstring problems.
Asensio suffered a neck injury in the match against Benfica in the Champions League, but since then Real Madrid has not recorded any new injuries. Huijsen is still not ready to return after a calf problem, so Antonio Rudiger is likely to play a central defender pair with David Alaba.
In case Rodrygo does not recover in time, Gonzalo Garcia may continue to be in the starting lineup.
On Getafe's side, Davinchi (knee) and Abu Kamara (muscle) are definitely absent due to injury, while Djene Dakonam is suspended after a red card in the match against Sevilla.
Abdel Abqar (muscle), Borja Mayoral (knee) and Juanmi (muscle) will have to undergo fitness tests before the match.
The away team is predicted to use a 5-defender formation when traveling to Bernabeu, with Martin Satriano and Luis Vazquez continuing to take on the role of center forward.
Expected lineup:
Real Madrid: Courtois, Alexander-Arnold, Rudiger, Alaba, Carreras, Valverde, Tchouameni, Camavinga, Guler, G. Garcia, Vinicius.
Soria, Iglesias, Duarte, Romero, Femenia, Milla, Arambarri, Rico, Martin, Satriano, Vazquez.
The match between Real Madrid and Getafe takes place at 3:00 AM on March 3rd (Vietnam time).
