Real Madrid wants to squeeze for the leadership before the Clásico

Real Madrid wants to squeeze for the lead before their 'fantastic week'

The whites, without Benzema, will seek to fine-tune their feelings against Getafe before a key week with the Clásico

MADRID, 7 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) -

Real Madrid visits the Coliseum Alfonso Pérez this Saturday (9:00 p.m.) with the aim of putting pressure on FC Barcelona and sleeping as leader of LaLiga Santander before their 'fantastic week', with the Champions League round of 16 at stake and, above all, the Clásico , while Getafe wants to regain their smile and repeat the feat of last year, when they already beat the whites.

The team led by Carlo Ancelotti continues this weekend its particular October 'marathon', which will have its most demanding section next week. The whites could close their pass to the Champions League matches next Tuesday in Warsaw against Shakhtar, a duel before receiving Barça, in a Clásico that will begin to define the future of both teams before the World Cup.

A win against Getafe would allow Real Madrid, now second with the same points as leader Barcelona (19), provisionally sleep at the top of the table, since the Catalans will play this Sunday against Celta at the Camp Nou. Thus, the match at the Coliseum seems key to arrive with the batteries of morale and motivation charged and face with guarantees the ten games in a month that they will play before the break.

The merengue team improved in the victory (2-1) against Shakhtar in the Champions League this Wednesday, with a much more fluid offensive game, with more freshness. A good image that was not confirmed on the scoreboard, short for the chances generated, with 36 total shots, 14 of them between the three sticks. The victory allowed the Whites to get even for the first 'prick' of the season against Osasuna (1-1), in one of the worst games of the season.

Karim Benzema was in both games, who returned after his injury, without success in front of goal, although from less to more and much more participatory against the Ukrainian team. However, he played the 90 minutes of both games, too much burden for the Frenchman, who will not finally be there for the duel at the Coliseum.

The forward started in the Whites' last game at the Coliseum, in Ancelotti's team's first defeat (1-0) in 2022, which ended a streak of 15 games without losing in all competitions.

The absences of Courtois, who is still recovering from sciatica, and Ceballos, injured in the biceps femoris, are also confirmed. Thus, before the week ahead, Ancelotti could prepare rotations, giving rest to players like Carvajal, Mendy, Kroos or Valverde, and lining up Lucas Vázquez, Modric -both returned in the Champions League- and Camavinga, in that strategy to distribute minutes.

Quique Sánchez Flores's team lost last weekend against Valladolid (2-3) in a crazy game that cut short their good momentum with two consecutive victories. Despite the defeat, the 'azulones', the second team that has received the most goals (15), continue to face relegation without much relief, and are fourteenth with seven points, three above the danger zone.

However, a defeat, depending on the results of their direct rivals, could get them into trouble. But one of their best assets will be the competitiveness they have shown in recent seasons in home games against Real Madrid. The merengue team has not won at the Coliseum since January 2020, with a balance of a 'azulona' victory -last year-, two draws and two white wins in the last five direct duels at Getafe's fiefdom.

In the casualties section, in addition to Portu and Seoane, the two starting midfielders, Arambarri and Maksimovic, are still in doubt, so the coach could be forced to use Luis Milla, who would return after serving a penalty, and Algobia, who He has only participated in two meetings, together with Aleñá. The couple Enes Ünal and Borja Mayoral, formerly of Real Madrid, are fixed for Sánchez Flores, who would not change the five-man defense of recent weeks either.

GETAFE: David Soria; Damián Suárez, Juan Iglesias, Gastón Álvarez, Djené, Duarte; Algobia, Aleñá, Luis Milla; Enes Ünal and Mayoral.

REAL MADRID: Monday; Lucas Vazquez, Rüdiger, Nacho, Praise; Chouamen, Modric, Camavinga; Rodrigo, Hazard and Vinicius.

--REFEREE: Matthew Lahoz (C.Valenciano).

--STADIUM: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez.

--TIME: 9:00 p.m./Movistar LaLiga.