Getafe Head to the Bernabéu With History Stacked Against Them
Getafe travel to Real Madrid on Monday with a woeful record at the Bernabéu — but recent away form gives them a sliver of hope.
Getafe make the trip to the Santiago Bernabéu on Monday to kick off what looks like a brutal March — and the history books aren’t exactly doing them any favours.
A Ground They Simply Don’t Like
Let’s be honest, the Bernabéu has been a bit of a nightmare for Getafe over the years. Since winning promotion to the top flight, the south Madrid club have made 20 La Liga visits to their more glamorous neighbours — and out of a possible 60 points on offer, they’ve come away with just four. That is a grim return by anyone’s standards.
To break it down:
- 1 win
- 1 draw
- The rest? Best not to dwell on it
That Famous Night in 07/08
The one victory that Getafe fans still talk about came back in the 2007/08 season — and it’s a proper football story. Real Madrid had the ball in the net, celebrated like they’d scored, and carried on playing with the ball already back in motion. Classic pre-VAR chaos. Getafe’s goalkeeper ‘Pato’ Abbondanzieri, along with Casquero and Nigerian forward Ikechukwu Uche, launched a counter-attack with virtually no resistance and nicked the win. Absolute scenes.
That’s the kind of result Getafe will be dreaming of replicating on Monday.
Recent Away Form Offers Some Hope
Here’s the thing though — Getafe aren’t travelling to Madrid in terrible nick. They’ve actually been decent on their travels of late:
- A draw at Montilivi (Girona’s ground)
- A win at Mendizorrotza (Deportivo Alavés)
Back-to-back positive away results have helped them pull away from the relegation zone with roughly a third of the season still to play. That’s not nothing, and it means they’re heading into this one with a bit of confidence rather than just hoping to park the bus and survive.
The Bottom Line
The stats say Getafe shouldn’t get anything here — four points from 60 available is a proper horror show of a record. But football doesn’t always care about stats, does it? They’ve got form, they’ve got a bit of momentum, and they’ve got that 07/08 story to remind themselves that the impossible isn’t completely off the table.
It’s a massive ask. But Getafe will fancy causing a bit of mischief at the home of Los Blancos — and after recent results, they’ve earned the right to at least believe they can.