Getafe- Real Madrid (3-1) Spanish La Liga 29.11.08

1-0 Albin 2′

2-0 Albin 47′

2-1 Saviola 55′

3-1 Uche 72′

 

Juan Angel Albin scored two goals and set up the other Saturday as Getafe beat Real Madrid 3-1 to leave the two-time defending Spanish champion under further pressure coupled with fresh injury worries.

Albin gave the host the lead in the third minutes, heading over goalkeeper Iker Casillas from close-range. The
Uruguayan midfielder then streaked in along the left before sending a crisp left-footed shot past Casillas inside the near post to double the lead in the 47th.

Javier Saviola, starting with leading strikers Ruud van Nistelrooy and Gonzalo Higuain out injured, pulled one back for Madrid in the 55th with a rising shot. But Getafe secured its fourth win over Madrid in nine meetings when Albin laid off to Ikechukwu Uche to score from inside the area in the 82nd.

Madrid, already without a handful on international players to injury, also lost Netherlands midfielder Wesley Sneijder and left back Miguel Torres. Coach Bernd Schuster will find himself under pressure with Madrid in danger of slipping further behind leader Barcelona.

Barcelona can stretch its lead to six points later Saturday when it plays at fourth-ranked Sevilla in a matchup between the league's highest scoring offense and its staunchest defense.

Getafe has only lost three of its meetings with Madrid since reaching the topflight.
In Sunday's other 13th-round of games, it's: Recreativo Huelva vs. Villarreal; Valencia vs. Real Betis; Atletico Madrid vs. Racing Santander; Valladolid vs. Mallorca; Malaga vs. Osasuna; Almeria vs. Deportivo La Coruna; Athletic Bilbao vs. Numancia; and Espanyol vs. Sporting Gijon.

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