Dwigol Joselu Takes Real Madrid To The Top Of The Standings

Real Madrid players celebrate Joselu's goal (right) in the match against Getafe. (X/@realmadrid)

JAKARTA - Real Madrid again pushed Girona and won the top of the Spanish La Liga standings after beating Getafe 2-0 at the Coliseum Stadium, Friday, February 2, 2024 in the morning WIB, In that match, the front player Joselu scored two goals in Madrid's victory.

The competition in La Liga is getting more and more interesting and tense. Madrid and Girona are still competing fiercely. Both have not been able to confirm that they will win the league title due to very close points.

This made Madrid and Girona take turns to take over the throne in the standings. Meanwhile, other teams such as Atletico Madrid and Barcelona are far behind in the title race.

Girona, previously, perched at the top when Madrid had to postpone the match in the league. The reason is, Los Merengues played a match in the Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia.

Now, Madrid have successfully reclaimed the position from Girona's grasp after beating Getafe. The victory made Madrid collect 57 points.

Winning two points from Girona. Meanwhile, Atletico and Barca, who are ranked third and fourth, both pocketed 47 points.

Meanwhile, Getafe failed to improve his position after losing at home. They are still stuck in the middle board by ranking 10 after having 29 points.

In that duel, Joselu became the star of Madrid's victory. He brought Madrid to a brilliant start in the away game after breaking into Getafe's goal in the 14th minute.

The goal started with an attack built by Los Blancos through Lucas Vazquez who crossed into the front of Getafe's goal. The opportunity was met by Joselu's header that broke into the host's goal.

Winning 1-0 made Carlo Ancelotti's troops even more enthusiastic about suppressing the Getafe defense. Despite showing dominance with possession reaching 72%, Madrid's attacks never came to fruition.

There is no more dangerous threat made by Madrid forwards. Likewise Getafe's attack was easily broken by Madrid's defense. Madrid's one goal advantage lasted until the first half was over.

In the second half, Gefate tried to get up. However, their efforts never gave satisfactory results.

The best chance was obtained by host winger Mason Greenwood in the 52nd minute. But this Manchester United loan player hit the post.

Furthermore, Greenwood and Borja Mayoral took turns releasing a shot into the net. But their efforts were fruitless.

On the other hand, Madrid managed to take advantage of the gap to increase their advantage.

Joselu scored his second goal in the match in the 56th minute. This time, he finished an assist from Vinicius Junior with a left foot kick.

The score changed to 2-0. Furthermore, no more goals were created, the effort of winger Jude Bellingham through a header could be thwarted by goalkeeper David Soria.

Likewise, the attack from Juanmi Latasa was fruitless. Goalkeeper Andriy Lunin managed to thwart an attempt from Latasa. Until the end of the match, the score remained 2-0 for Madrid's victory.