Madrid: Getafe are placed second behind Real Madrid in 2020-2021 La Liga rankings after they shocked Ronald Koeman's Barcelona 1-0 on Saturday. This was Getafe's first win against Barcelona since 2011.
With league topper Real Madrid suffering a shock home defeat to Cádiz earlier this evening, three points for Barca would have seen them leapfrog their arch-rivals on goal difference, a week ahead of the first Clásico of the season.
However, they were made to rue Antoine Griezmann’s glaring first-half miss as Jaime Mata’s 56th-minute penalty gave the hosts a long-awaited victory over the Catalans.
Instead of Barca, therefore, it is Getafe who draw level on points with Madrid at the top of the table - and, in truth, they might have ended up winning by a greater margin.
Cucho Hernández twice had major opportunities to double Los Azulones' lead late on, but sent one against the crossbar - via a crucial touch by Neto - before firing over when clean through on the Barça goalkeeper.
By contrast, Barça struggled to create clear-cut chances and - a Djené near-own goal aside - rarely seriously threatened to recover from Mata's opener.
