Getafe vs. Real Madrid live score: La Liga result, updates, stats as Los Blancos chase faint title hopes

Still chasing Barcelona at the top of the La Liga title race, Real Madrid travel to meet Getafe in the Spanish top flight.

While the domestic title race isn’t wrapped up quite yet, Los Blancos will have one eye on the Copa del Rey final this weekend against their El Clasico rivals, knowing that game is their best chance to win a trophy this season.

Real Madrid trail Barca by seven points in the standings with six games to go. This match is a game in hand after the Blaugrana beat Real Mallorca on Tuesday.

Getafe, meanwhile, sit 12th in the league standings. They appeared to have an outside shot at a European place before a poor run of form — three losses in their last four games — ruined that dream.

The Sporting News is following the Getafe vs. Real Madrid match live, providing score updates, commentary.

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Getafe vs. Real Madrid score

Location: Estadio Coliseum (Getafe, Spain)
Referee: Jose Maria Sanchez Martinez

Starting lineups:

Getafe (4-4-2, right to left, predicted): Soria (GK) — Iglesias, Duarte, Alderete, Rico — Milla, Terrats, Arambarri, Bernat — Mayoral, Juanmi.

Real Madrid (4-4-2 diamond, right to left): 1. Courtois (GK) — 17. Vazquez, 35. Asencio, 4. Alaba, 20. F. Garcia — 8. Valverde, 14. Tchouameni, 21. B. Diaz, 15. Guler — 16. Endrick, 7. Vinicius Jr.

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Getafe vs. Real Madrid live updates, highlights from La Liga

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1 hour 30 mins to kick: Endrick has a huge chance today to take a step forward in his development at Real Madrid. He exploded onto the scene at the club early on, but has faded quite a bit. He has not scored a La Liga goal since August 25, and while he’s been excellent in the Copa del Rey, he has flopped in all other competitions.

With the possibility of Xabi Alonso coming over from Bayer Leverkusen next season to replace Carlo Ancelotti, Endrick could be an important player in the squad considering he’s the only true No. 9 on the team, and he would be a good fit for the potential new boss’s tactics.

1 hour 45 mins to kick: Gotta love Real Madrid and their classic early lineup release! As expected, Kylian Mbappe does not feature, even though he has returned to training. The club is reportedly saving him for the Copa del Rey final on the weekend, and understandably so.

Mbappe isn’t the only one rested for the trophy decider, however, as a number of other Real Madrid stars do not feature in the XI. Jude Bellingham, Antonio Rudiger, Rodrygo, and Eduardo Camavinga all begin this match on the bench.

Ancelotti keeps the 4-4-2 diamond formation they experimented with early in the season and fell back on last weekend against Athletic Club.

2 hours to kickoff: Real Madrid are still in the hunt for the La Liga title, but Carlo Ancelotti will know that the most important game of the season left on the schedule is the Copa del Rey final against Barcelona, as that is their best chance to win a trophy.

He won’t take any chances with his players, knowing that game looms on the horizon this weekend.

Getafe vs. Real Madrid kick off time

This La Liga match kicks off from Estadio Coliseum on Wednesday, April 23 at 9:30 p.m. local time in Getafe, Spain. Here’s how that time translates across some of the major territories around the globe:

Getafe vs. Real Madrid lineups, team news

Getafe have a clean bill of health coming into this game, missing only former West Brom winger Allan Nyom with a muscle issue. Otherwise, their entire squad is fit for selection.

However, they are without 21-year-old midfielder Christian Uche who was sent off over the weekend in a 1-0 defeat to Espanyol and will miss out on this match through suspension. That could see Juan Bernat come back into the side after he made a brief substiutite appearance over the weekend.

Left-back Diego Rico will return from his one-game suspension for a red card in the defeat to Las Palmas, which kept him out of the Espanyol match.

Getafe projected starting lineup (4-4-2): Soria (GK) — Iglesias, Duarte, Alderete, Rico — Milla, Terrats, Arambarri, Bernat — Mayoral, Juanmi.

Getafe subs: (Lineups released one hour prior to kickoff)

With Kylian Mbappe still out injured, Carlo Ancelotti has some decisions to make. The most pressing one is regarding struggling forward Rodrygo, who has not scored a La Liga goal since mid-January, a goalless run of 786 league minutes. Real Madrid desperately need a run of form from the Brazilian with Mbappe out, but he has not provided the goods.

That sees Rodrygo brought to teh bench, with Endrick up top alongside Vinicius Jr. in the 4-4-2 diamond he used over the weekend against Athletic Club. Arda Guler or Brahim Diaz come in behind them to give Jude Bellingham and Eduardo Camavinga a rest, while Antonio Rudiger gets a break with David Alaba in the lineup.

Real Madrid are still missing Ferland Mendy for a bit longer, so Fran Garcia gets the start at left-back, while a struggling Lucas Vazquez wears the armband in the effort to help replace the injured Dani Carvajal on the right.

Real Madrid starting lineup (4-4-2 diamond): Courtois (GK) — Vazquez, Asencio, Alaba, F. Garcia — Valverde, Tchouameni, B. Diaz, Guler — Endrick, Vinicius Jr.