Mbappe gives Real Madrid a 1-0 win after a Getafe player was sent off after less than a minute on the pitch
MADRID (AP) – Real Madrid took advantage of a red card for a Getafe player who had less than a minute left on the pitch to win 1-0 with an 80th-minute goal scored by Kylian Mbappe on Sunday.
The difficult victory returned Real Madrid to the top of the Spanish League, two points behind Barcelona It beat last-placed Girona 2-1 With a stoppage-time goal scored by Ronald Araujo on Saturday.
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Mbappe’s league-leading 10th goal of the season came shortly after host Getafe went down a man for a direct red card shown to Allan Nyom about 40 seconds after coming off the bench.
Nyom fouled Real Madrid striker Vinicius Junior off the ball as Real Madrid began to build separation in the 77th minute.
Real Madrid, which was struggling to create big scoring opportunities, took advantage of the expulsion and Mbappe scored a goal with a shot from inside the area after a wonderful through pass from Arda Guler.
Mbappé scored in 13 of the 14 matches he played this season for his club and his country. He has scored at least once in 11 consecutive matches.
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Getafe brought down another man four minutes later when Alex Sancris was shown a second yellow card for another foul on Vinicius.
Despite being down to nine men, Getafe almost equalized in stoppage time, as Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois burst through the net to narrowly parry from close range Abou Camara’s shot inside the area.
Getafe, who only had one attempt on goal, remained in 12th place. She has a five-game winless streak.
Real Madrid won 10 out of 11 matches it played in all tournaments this season, and its only setback was the loss to Atletico Madrid in the league last month.
Just as happened in other league matches this weekend, players stopped in the first 15 seconds of the match in opposition to La Liga’s plan to hold the match. Barcelona and Villarreal match In the United States on December 20.
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De Frutos leads Rayo
Jorge De Frutos scored twice in the first half as Rayo Vallecano beat host Levante 3-0 for their third successive win in all competitions.
Former Levante player De Frutos scored in the 12th and 25th minutes, and Alvaro Garcia sealed the win in the 65th minute.
Rayo were coming off another league win against Real Sociedad, and had beaten Shkendia 2-0 at home in the Europa League.
Levante have won just once in their last four league matches.
Sociedad and Celta are still struggling
Real Sociedad needed an 89th-minute goal from Carlos Soler to draw 1-1 with Celta Vigo, who played with ten men, continuing the poor start for both teams this season.
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Sociedad, which is ranked 18th, achieved only one win in nine league matches, compared to five defeats and three draws. The Basque team’s only win was against Mallorca.
Celta, who sent off defender Karl Starvelt with a second yellow card in first-half stoppage time, opened the scoring with Pablo Duran in the 20th minute.
Celta ranks 17th, and is the only team that has not achieved a win in the league after nine rounds. Seven draws and two losses.
Simon saves Athletic
Athletic Bilbao needed a strong performance from Spanish goalkeeper Unai Simon to salvage a 0-0 draw with promoted Elche.
The result left Elche, in seventh place, tied with Athletic, in eighth place, with 14 points.
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