Azulones Upset Los Blancos with 2-1 Victory

Real Madrid's first, best chance of the opening half came in the 16th minute when Mesut Ozil nearly gave Madrid an early lead. After several clever short passes that picked apart the Getafe defense, Ozil looked to be set-up perfectly to finish the play, but his shot went up a bit too quickly and it bounced back off the crossbar. Madrid contined to dominate the game and hammer the Getafe goal, before getting on the board in the 26th minute. Gonzalo Higuain made a great run in through the box, fighting off two defenders and getting behind goalkeeper Miguel Moya before putting the ball in the back of the net.

Getafe equalized in the 52nd minute on a set piece. While one Getafe player began the play in an offside position, he didn't affect the play and the AR ignored him, allowing Valera to get on the end of the cross and head it past Iker Casillas. Needless to day, Jose Mourinhowas not impressed. He was significantly less impressed in the 75th minute when his defense was burned on a long ball that allowed Adrián Colunga to start a breakaway. The lone defender back on the play closed him down, but a perfectly time pass to a trailing Abdel Barrada doomed Madrid as Barrada beat Casillas with a low shot to give Getafe the improbable lead.

 Real Madrid out-shot Getafe, 14-11, and controlled the ball for almost 70 percent of the time, but as is often the story in football, it wasn't enough.To top it off, Fabio Coentrao was given a red card in the 92nd minute. He was on the bench at the time, but apparently said something the referee didn't really enjoy.It was an odd finish to what continues to be a very odd month by Real Madrid's standards

Despite late pressure and attacks, Madrid simply couldn't break through and continued their slow start to the La Liga season with more dropped points.