Mbappe helps Real Madrid top La Liga table ahead of El Clasico

Kylian Mbappe's important goal helped Real Madrid defeat Getafe in round 9 of La Liga on the morning of October 20.

Mbappe helped bring an important victory to Real Madrid - Photo: AFP

Real Madrid travel to Getafe with the aim of getting 3 points. Their starting lineup sees the return of Jude Bellingham after a period of injury.

Up front is the trio of Kylian Mbappe, Rodrygo and young player Franco Mastantuono, while Vinicius is on the bench. Although not the best attack at the moment, Real Madrid is still capable of dominating the game.

They attacked with quick, precise passes. But the finishing was the problem, as Real Madrid's strikers were too wasteful. This was a match in which they created 23 shots with 10 on target.

However, most of the chances were missed even though Mbappe and Bellingham were in comfortable positions many times. The wastefulness forced coach Alonso to bring Vinicius on early in the second half. Although he did not score, the Brazilian player still indirectly contributed to Real Madrid's victory.

For Getafe, right-back Allan Nyom was brought on but just 37 seconds later, he immediately returned to the tunnel. His off-the-ball tackle on Vinicius was the reason why referee Jose Munuera decisively showed him a red card in the 77th minute.

Thanks to having one more player, Coach Alonso's team was more confident. And in the 80th minute, Mbappe received a pass from Arda Guler to finish and bring home the only goal of the match.

In the final minutes, Vinicius continued to "successfully" attract cards when Alex Sancris received a second yellow card. Despite having only 9 men left, Getafa almost equalized with a shot from Abu Kamara, but was blocked by goalkeeper Courtois.

With the narrow win, Real Madrid has 24 points, climbing to the top of La Liga, 2 points ahead of Barcelona. Next week, the two teams will face each other in a classic match.

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