Real Madrid beat Getafe without Gareth Bale

Posted on September 23, 2013 by SoccerPunter

Gareth Bale was expected to start the match to mark his home debut for Real Madrid in Spain Primera Division.

Unfortunately, he injured himself during warm-up exercise. As a precaution, he was left out of the starting line-up and Isco took his place.

Lafita gave Getafe an early lead in the 5th minutes to stun Real Madrid.

Central defender Pepe put Real Madrid back on level terms in the 19th minutes before Cristiano Ronaldo scored from the penalty box to ensure the hosts have the upper hand at half-time.

Isco and Ronaldo fired two more goals in the second half to sum up a 4-1 victory for Real Madrid.

Following the victory over Getafe, Real Madrid sit on third place in Spain Primera Division, two points behind leaders Barcelona and Atlético Madrid

Tonight Athletic Club Bilbao travel to Espanyol. From the h2h stats between the two La Liga clubs, Espanyol have maintain an unbeatable home record against Athletic Club Bilbao since their last defeat in Spain La Liga 1997-1998.

Surprisingly, bet365 bookmaker have priced Espanyol to win odds at 2.38. Whereas 188Bet have Asian Handicap at Espanyol level ball for 1.75.