Martín Satriano’s superb first-half volley earned Getafe a shock 1-0 victory at Real Madrid in La Liga on Monday, a result that left Barcelona four points clear at the top.
Real dominated possession from kick-off and controlled the game but failed to turn pressure into goals, squandering several chances in an ill-tempered contest. Álvaro Arbeloa’s side were left exposed in the 39th minute when a half-cleared cross dropped on the edge of the box and Satriano struck a fierce volley into the top left corner.
Frustration boiled over in stoppage time when Franco Mastantuono, on as a substitute, was shown a straight red card for dissent, while Adrián Liso was also sent off for the visitors. Barcelona lead the standings on 64 points, with Real second on 60. Getafe are 11th with 32 points.
“Obviously, it’s a match where we could have done things better, but I think my players tried and we had more clear chances than them,” Arbeloa said. “However in football deserving isn’t enough, and Getafe played a great game.”
With Kylian Mbappé, Jude Bellingham and Éder Militão out injured Arbeloa rotated heavily and handed the 18-year-old midfielder Thiago Pitarch his first senior start.
Getafe set the tone early, disrupting Real’s rhythm with a stream of tactical fouls. But Real managed to carve out openings and Vinícius Júnior should have put them ahead in the 13th minute when he raced clear on the counterattack, only for the goalkeeper David Soria to block his close-range effort with a sharp right-footed save.
Soria excelled again in the 24th minute, producing a one-handed stop to deny Arda Guler after the Turkish midfielder weaved past three defenders on a dazzling run into the box.
The decisive moment arrived in the 39th minute. After Real failed to clear a cross, Satriano – playing his seventh match since joining on loan from Lyon in January – pounced on the loose ball on the edge of the box and lashed an unstoppable volley into the top-left corner.
The Santiago Bernabéu crowd responded with boos at half-time, prompting Arbeloa to introduce Dani Carvajal for Trent Alexander-Arnold while Dean Huijsen and Rodrygo were also brought on. The changes had little effect.
Real pressed but struggled to break down Getafe’s deep five-man defence. Antonio Rüdiger headed close from a corner and Rodrygo fired just wide from a rebound, yet the visitors held firm. Mastantuono’s straight red card capped a chastening night for Real, who lost at home against Getafe for the first time in 18 years.
“It’s very hard to get points when you come here, I have to congratulate the team for the work in defence, then we got our goal and we could even have scored another in the end,” said the Getafe defender Kiko Femenía.
