Match 8 of 10: Real Madrid vs Getafe CF
Result: 2 – 0
Goal Scorers:
- Real Madrid: Dani Carvajal 20′, Gareth Bale 51′
Match Statistics:
| Real Madrid | Team Stats | Getafe CF |
| 10 | Shots | 5 |
| 3 | Shots On Target | 1 |
| 79% | Possession | 21% |
| 793 | Passes | 222 |
| 91% | Pass Accuracy | 65% |
| 11 | Fouls | 28 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 7 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 6 | Offsides | 0 |
| 3 | Corners | 0 |
Highlights:
- Real Madrid started their first LaLiga crusade under Julen Lopetegui with a 2-0 prevail upon Getafe at the Santiago Bernabeu.
- In the 1st league match, since Cristiano Ronaldo’s flight to Juventus, Gareth Bale grabbed his opportunity, setting up Dani Carvajal for the first goal before scoring the second himself after the break.
48,466 spectators at the Santiago Bernabeu tonight. This is the worst attendance to the Real Madrid field in a league game in almost a decade (from May 24, 2009 in which there were 44,270 spectators).
I wonder which player brought people to the Bernabéu
— Madridista Haven¹³ (@MadridistaHaven) 19 August 2018
- Lopetegui endured a 4-2 annihilation to rivals Atletico Madrid in the UEFA Super Cup in his first aggressive amusement in control, however a tenth win overGetafe looked likely once Carvajal broke the deadlock by scoring the first goal.
Dani Carvajal and Gareth Bale grab the goals as Real Madrid down Getafe 2-0 in their opening Liga fixture. ??#UCL pic.twitter.com/PFrkw8RFeg
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) 19 August 2018
- Madrid, who began Keylor Navas over Thibaut Courtois, were not exactly discharging on all barrels but rather never looked liable to throw away the match, given Getafe did not deal with a shot until the 69th minute.
- Bale, beginning wide on the right, hit the bar with a jumping header from the get-go before Carvajal made it 1-0, by gesturing the ball over David Soria.
Real Madrid have not lost at home on the opening matchday of a La Liga season since 1984 (0-3 against Barcelona) remaining unbeaten in their 14 home games since that defeat (W10 D4).
— Real Madrid Info (@RMadridInfo) 19 August 2018
- Six minutes into the 2nd half, Bale’s shot was parried into the net by Soria after Marco Asensio had stolen the ball from focus back Djene Dakonam, giving Lopetegui an agreeable beginning at the start of La Liga 2018-19.
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