Thanks to a goal by Arda Güler, Real Madrid won 1-0 on a visit to Getafe and remains four points from leader Barcelona.
In the 33rd match of the Spanish Championship, Carlo Ancelotti could not count on the injured Kylian Mbappé and left Jude Bellingham and Rodrygo on the bench, three days from the King's Cup final with Barça.
The “merengues” were better in the first half and reached the goal at 21, with a kick off the Güler area.
In the second half, David Alaba gave way to Eduardo Camiving due to the injury, but the Frenchman could not finish the match for physical problems.
The Madrid suffered from the home team's initiatives and could even have left Coliseum with a penalizing result, were it not for the interventions of Thibaut Courtois.
With this triumph, Real Madrid continues to persecute to Barcelona: the “meringues” occupy the second position with 72 points, four less than the Catalans.
Also this Wednesday, Las Palmas, with Dário Essugo as a totalist and without the injured Fábio Silva, lost 1-0 on the visit to Athletic Bilbao.
Iñaki Williams' solitary goal, after five minutes, made a difference in San Mamés.
The Basque complex has practically guaranteed the presence in the Campões League next season: it is in fourth position, with 60 points, nine than Betis (less one game), the first team outside the Champions area.
In turn, Las Palmas remains in danger of falling, remaining in 18th place.
In other games of the day, Celta de Vigo won 3-0 at the reception to Villarreal, an important triumph in the accounts in Europe. Already the Alavés, beat Real Sociedad, 1-0.
