The best chance for Real in the first half came from Vinicius Junior , but his swift poke from right in front of goal was parried away by Getafe keeper David Soria to keep the things level in a scoreless opening 45 minutes.

It was more of the same in the second half as the hosts struggled to find a crucial go-ahead goal and were bailed out when Dani Carvajal was fouled in the penalty area in the 78th minute.

Sergio Ramos stepped up and calmly converted the spot kick -- his ninth goal of the season -- sending Soria the wrong way to put Madrid in position to see out the game.

Of Ramos' role with the team, Zidane said: "Our captain is our captain, our leader on and off the pitch.

He's a one-off, he's unique. We know what he transmits to the others. When it's time to take a penalty, he has a lot of confidence.

The late strike felt harsh on Getafe, who had squandered a couple of chances to take the lead, but Zinedine Zidane's side once again saw out a difficult game to capitalise on Barca's draw with Atletico Madrid on Tuesday.

After the match, Zidane had kind words for their opponents: "Yes, for sure, or the most difficult we've had since the return.

A late team goal sealed it, and Real walked away from a tough road environment with all three points and an impressive result.

What more superlatives can be said about the Belgian goalkeeper? Thibaut Courtois is undeniably world-class again.

He made three insane saves in the first half, with the first of them being a jaw-dropping stop to deny a thunderbolt from outside the box. Courtois deserves the world for keeping this clean sheet and keeping Real in the match during a rocky first half.

No penalty. And Real Madrid go straight up the other end and Isco forces a save from Soria! What was in those hydration break bottles?

Getafe once again in control from the re-start. Varane can't go on. That corner smack in the face has left him all over the place and he's asked to be subbed.

Benzema dropping right back into his own half to help out. Well, he had absolutely nothing to do further up the pitch, so why not? The referee does not buy this argument.

Stunning stop to deny Vinicius, who just got his toe on a cross from Mendy! Real Madrid had done the square root of nothing for 23 minutes and were so close to opening the scoring.

Another corner for Getafe, and Etxeita and Varane jump together and the Real Madrid man takes the ball full in the face.

He needs a moment to gather his thoughts. The ball flies away for another corner, which Getafe take short and waste. Mendy knocks a ball up the left to Vinicius who plays it on with his head and if he could get a first touch as it landed it could have been very dangerous.

Alas, for him, he entirely fails to touch the ball, running right over the top of it. Getafe the better side here without a doubt.

Harder working, better movement, clearer vision. Real Madrid really stodgy at the moment. Carvajal booked for charging Cucurella and knocking him over to prevent a very dangerous run in on goal.

He was lucky there was cover or that was a red. Timor took the foul and absolutely battered it into the wall to no effect, other than maybe a very slight bruise for whoever it hit.

Didn't look like much from here, and the Madrid man will be relieved to hear the peep as that was a dangerous situation. Wonderful sweeping move from Getafe from left to right, back to the left-hand side where Mata is waiting at the top of the box What a save diving to his right!

Madrid try and work it down the left, with Kroos looking to pick out Vinicius, but the Getafe players, busy as anything, crowd out the situation and snuff the danger out.

Good move across the park with a long ball out right their average pass this season has been 25 metres and they eventually force a corner, which is headed tamely by Miramontes to Courtois.

Off we go! And a yellow for Timor from the first bit of play. Going in hard on Isco. Vinicius will make about runs, and will generally lose the ball with an over-heavy touch, but at least one of them will come off, in one way or another.

And Benzema is fine fettle right now see his backheel against Espanyo l. Zidane has managed to convince his players and bring out the best in them.

They're playing well right now and are an incredible team who have the title within their grasp. This will be the seventh time he has overseen a match involving our team.

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An den brandgefährlich abgefälschten Versuch kommt Soria nicht mehr ran. Real Madrid. Hugo Duro für Cucurella Modric kommt aus der zweiten Reihe Mbtc To Euro Position zum Schuss.