Atletico Madrid drop points against Getafe 1 minute read
Sports Desk, Mar 13 (efe-epa).- Lowly Getafe stymied Atletico Madrid 0-0 Saturday to deny the LaLiga leaders a chance to give themselves a cushion over defending champions Real Madrid.
Despite playing with the advantage for the final 25 minutes after Getafe’s Allan Nyom was sent off for stomping on Renan Lodi, the Colchoneros failed to break through.
Diego Simeone’s men have won only three times in their last eight LaLiga games, taking 13 of 23 possible points. While the two teams chasing them, Real Madrid and Barcelona, appear to be hitting their respective strides as the season enters the decisive phase.
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La Liga Santander leaders Atletico Madrid are now facing mounting pressure from both Real Madrid CF and FC Barcelona. Their lead at the top of the table has now been cut down to just six points after they only managed a draw against Getafe last night.
Meanwhile, Real Madrid won a thrilling 2-1 come-from-behind victory against Elche at the Alfredo di Stefano Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Captain Sergio Ramos played for the first time since January, and appears to have successfully recovered from his knee surgery. He will be pleased to have logged in some minutes in active competition before the club faces Atalanta in the second leg of their UEFA Champions League last-16 tie on Tuesday.
La Liga leaders Atletico Madrid drew 0-0 away to struggling Getafe on Saturday, despite playing the latter stages of the game with an extra man, offering renewed hope to title rivals Real Madrid and Barcelona.
Getafe s Allan Nyom was shown a red card after a VAR review for a crunching tackle on Atletico s Renan Lodi in the 70th minute but the visitors could not make their advantage count.
Atletico did manage to put the ball in the net in the second half when Joao Felix nodded in a cross from Marcos Llorente but it did not count as the ball had gone out of play, while substitute Moussa Dembele missed two good chances to score.