Eder Militao’s early goal earned Real Madrid a comfortable 1-0 win over Getafe on Saturday to take them top of La Liga.
Carlo Ancelotti’s side lead Barcelona by three points, ahead of Celta Vigo’s visit to Camp Nou on Sunday.
Elsewhere Angel Correa’s brace gave Atletico Madrid a 2-1 win over Girona, while new Sevilla coach Jorge Sampaoli earned a creditable 1-1 draw against third-place Athletic Bilbao.
Real Madrid secured their first clean sheet of the season in La Liga at the Coliseum as they took home the three points.
“It’s clear that we want to score more than one, two, or three, but keeping the clean sheet here gave us the win,” said defender Dani Carvajal.
“Winning by the minimum and keeping the clean sheet makes it more valuable not to concede.”
Karim Benzema did not train on Friday and was not included in Real Madrid’s match-day squad. The club hope the French forward will be at full strength for the Clasico next weekend.
The striker failed to score in the two matches he has played since his return from a thigh injury and it didn’t take Los Blancos long to move in front without him.
Militao headed home from Luka Modric’s perfect corner in the fourth minute. It was the ideal way for the Brazilian defender to celebrate his 100th appearance for the club.
Borja Mayoral should have levelled against his former side but was unable to turn home Fabrizio Angileri’s cross-shot as Getafe bit back after Madrid’s intense start.
Madrid put together a slick team move before the break which ended with David Soria saving a Rodrygo header, before Vinicius Junior drew a penalty – or so he thought.
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