La Liga: Getafe vs. Real Madrid

Posted on | September 27, 2007 | 1 Comment

Real Madrid are still leading the La Liga one week more, in spite of playing a brand of bland football which the fans do not like paying to watch. They beat an unlucky Betis side by two goals to nil in the last midweek match and you have to wonder how long they can keep winning while playing this boring kind of football. Betis, after a horrifying first ten minutes, slowly got back into the game and hit the post three times. Raul scored a penalty which wasn’t and ex Arsenal loan Baptista came on in the second half and scored another six minutes later. Bernd Schuster wasn’t just contracted to bring more silverware to the Bernabeu; he was contracted to bring good football back to Madrid after a year with Capello. He getting the results but the good football still hasn’t arrived. Now they have to go to Getafe, which isn’t too far from Madrid, and show they do mean business. It will also bring Schuster back to his old club just a couple of months after leaving, and not in the most amicable of circumstances.

Getafe are languishing second from the bottom of La Liga with just two points from a possible fifteen. What’s more they have only scored three goals in five league matches. Not too optimistic figures if you’re a Getafe fan going to watch them play Real Madrid. However, other statistics aren’t so depressing. Real Madrid don’t have good times when they visit the Coliseum stadium. In fact, the best result they have recorded since Getafe has been back in the top flight of Spanish football was a one-one draw two seasons ago. Last year they lost by one goal to nil and on the other occasion in 2005, they lost by the same score line. So Getafe might have recent history on their side, but will that be enough?

Michael Laudrup is showing signs that he is starting to get into the routine of being a manager, even though they haven’t won a league game yet. The UEFA competition returns next week and I think players, coach and directors alike will have their minds on that than on Madrid. I expect Real Madrid to win here, but if it ended in a draw I would not fall off the sofa in shock. The Meringues have a squad that could go all the way in all three competitions this year, but only if they start believing it.

Prediction: Away win (1-2)

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