Arda Guler’s cultured first-half strike earned Real Madrid a nervy 1-0 win at Getafe on Wednesday that kept their LaLiga title hopes alive and left them four points behind leaders Barcelona with five matches remaining.<\/p>\n
After Barca extended their lead with a 1-0 victory over Mallorca on Tuesday, Carlo Ancelotti’s men secured three precious points thanks to the T\u00fcrkiye midfielder’s fine 20th-minute effort from the edge of the box.<\/p>\n
Ancelotti decided to rest several key players ahead of Saturday’s Copa del Rey final against rivals Barca, but Real still dominated proceedings.<\/p>\n
They failed to capitalise on numerous opportunities to extend their lead, however, which resulted in a tense finish to the encounter, with Real goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois producing two brilliant saves in added time to secure their win, Reuters reported.<\/p>\n
The victory moved them up to 72 points in second place, nine ahead of third-placed Atletico Madrid who have a game in hand and take on Rayo Vallecano on Thursday.<\/p>\n
With forward Kylian Mbappe out with an ankle injury he sustained in their Champions League quarter-final loss to Arsenal, Ancelotti also opted to start with Jude Bellingham, Rodrygo, Luka Modric, Antonio Ruediger and Eduardo Camavinga on the bench.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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