Real Madrid battled to a hard-fought 1-0 victory over a resilient Getafe side on Sunday night, with Kylian Mbappé once again proving decisive as Los Blancos returned to the summit of La Liga.

It was a tense and physical encounter at the Coliseum Alfonso Pérez, with Getafe defending deep and aggressively, frustrating Madrid for large spells. The breakthrough came only after a crucial turning point — a red card shown to Allan Nyom in the 65th minute for a reckless elbow on Vinícius Júnior, leaving the home side down to ten men.

With more space to exploit, Real Madrid upped the tempo. In the 80th minute, Turkish starlet Arda Güler slipped an inch-perfect pass through the lines, and Mbappé coolly slotted home his 15th goal of the season, securing three vital points for Xabi Alonso’s title-chasing squad.

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Getafe - Real 0:1 (0:0)
Goals: Mbappé, 80 (0:1)

Getafe: Soria; Djené; Rico D.; Femenia (Nyom, 76); Duarte Do.; Milla; Martin Ma. (Kamara Abu, 87); Arambarri; Iglesias J.; Sancris (till 84); Liso (da Costa, 90)
Substitution: Nyom (from 76 till 77); Kamara Abu (from 87); da Costa (from 90)
Bench: Letacek; Bekhoucha; Neyou; Javier Muñoz; Juanmi; Mayoral B.
Yellow Cards: Duarte Do. 48; Femenia 63; Sancris 74, 84
Red cards: Nyom 77', Sancris 84'

Real: Courtois; Militão; Alaba (Asencio R., 46); Fernandez Ál.; Camavinga (Güler A., 65); Tchouaméni; Bellingham (García G., 86); Valverde F.; Mastantuono (Vinícius Júnior, 55); Mbappé; Rodrygo (Diaz Br., 86)
Substitution: Asencio R. (from 46); Vinícius Júnior (from 55); Güler A. (from 65); García G. (from 86); Diaz Br. (from 86)
Bench: Lunin Andriy; Mestre; García Fr.; Pitarch; Endrick
Yellow Cards: Tchouaméni 90