Martin Satriano scored a spectacular goal in the first half for Getafe, thereby helping his team win at the Bernabeu for the first time in 18 years.
The match was extremely tense when both teams clashed on the sidelines right after the final whistle, while Franco Mastantuono of Real Madrid was sent off in the 90+5 minute for protesting the referee. On the Getafe side, Liso also received an indirect red card in the 90+7 minute.
This defeat caused Real Madrid to lose 4 points to Barcelona in LaLiga, in the context that the league only has 12 rounds left.
When asked about whether this defeat would end Real Madrid's championship hopes, Alvaro Aberloa said: "No, of course not. There are 36 points left and our goal is nothing but to fight to win those 36 points.
No one here will give up. This is Real Madrid and nothing is considered easy until the final match. Clearly, four points is the gap that we believe we can narrow, and that is what we will fight and strive for, starting from the next match in Vigo. This is Real Madrid and no one here will give up”.
The defeat to Getafe was Real Madrid's second consecutive defeat in LaLiga, after they lost to Osasuna with a score of 1-2 on February 21.
Currently, the team is missing star striker Kylian Mbappe due to a knee sprain and midfielder Jude Bellingham due to a thigh injury.
I think, we have more clear chances than Getafe. Clearly, this is a match that we could have done better, but it is also a match where we played evenly and had more clear chances than them. We tried to score from the first minute.
We had Vinicius's chances in the first half, very clearly. In the second half, Rüdiger and Rodrygo also had other good opportunities. We had many opportunities, and I think we deserved to score, but football doesn't always go like that," Aberloa emphasized.
Real Madrid will be guests at Celta Vigo's stadium in the next round of LaLiga before hosting Man City in the 16th round of the Champions League next week.
We have great players, a strong squad, and players who will recover and help us a lot. We could have done better on the field. I understand the criticisms after such a defeat. I cannot criticize the players' efforts. My job is to improve the team's playing style," Aberloa emphasized.
