First Division - Day 28

Getafe 2 - Real Madrid 4

Getafe: Ustari; David Cortés, Mario, Rafa, Mané; Casquero (Albín 78'), Boateng; Pedro León, Dani Parejo (Celestini 46'), Gavilán (Manu del Moral 46'); Miku. 4-2-3-1.
Madrid: Casillas; Sergio Ramos, Raúl Albiol, Garay, Arbeloa; Granero, Gago, Xabi Alonso (Mosquera 88'), Van der Vaart (Raúl 66'); Cristiano Ronaldo, Higuaín (Guti 80'). 4-4-2.

Goals:
0-1. 13. Cristiano Ronaldo. Curled free kick over defensive wall in to top of net.
0-2. 20. Higuaín. Picked up Van der Vaart pass and beat Ustari with angled shot.
0-3. 23. Higuaín. Ran on to Gago through ball and rounded keeper to score.
0-4. 37. Cristiano Ronaldo. Went past Mario and beat Ustari with wide shot.
1-4. 38. Dani Parejo. Took return pass from Pedro León and shot in to empty net.
2-4. 80. Pedro León. Beat Casillas after Celestini shot deflected to him off Albiol.

Yellow cards: Rafa 12', Mario 49', Gago 50', Garay 86', Miku 89'.

And so it goes on... Real Madrid kept up the pace with Barcelona after a 2-4 win at city neighbours Getafe on Thursday, and the two sides stay 18 points clear of third placed Valencia. Michel's team put up little resistance as Madrid raced in to a four goal lead before the break, with Cristiano Ronaldo starting things off with a well struck free kick in the thirteenth minute. Higuaín added two more in a three minute period midway through the first half, the first from Van der Vaart's pass and the second after Gago put him through, and when Ronaldo made it four after a couple of step-overs and an angled shot past Ustari, it was all over. Dani Parejo got one back before the break in a play which left Casillas momentarily lying injured on the ground, and Pedro León scored a face-saving second late on after a rebound fell to him, but by then Madrid were already thinking of their next derby game against Atlético at the weekend.