Real Madrid stay eight points clear at top of La Liga
Getafe move three points clear of drop zone
Seventh-placed Barcelona at Mallorca at 20:00 GMT
Getafe v Real Madrid (13:00 GMT)
Getafe have failed to score in their previous six league meetings with Real, although they did hold them to a goalless draw in April last season.
Their most recent victory in this fixture came back in August 2012. Since then, Real have won 13 of the 15 meetings between the teams.
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Only goal difference is keeping Getafe out of La Liga’s bottom three at the moment, but the hosts are in a much healthier position than they were back in late October - when they were propping up the table.
Quique Sanchez Flores’ side have lost just one of their last eight league matches, winning three and drawing four.
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Getafe v Real Madrid (13:00 GMT)
Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti: "We’re missing some players, like [Luka] Jovic and Vinicius, but everyone else is fine except for the injured Dani Carvajal and Gareth Bale and apart from Eduardo Camavinga, who is suspended.
"[Thibaut] didn’t have symptoms and it might have been a false positive. I think he can play despite having had just one training session this week."
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Image source, BBC SportGoalkeeper Thibaut Courtois starts for the visitors after returning a negative Covid-19 test late last week, but striker Vinicius Junior misses out after testing positive for the virus. Eduardo Camavinga is serving a one-match suspension.
Getafe are without suspended captain Djene Dakonam as well as injured trio Jose Macias, Vitolo and Chema Rodriguez.
Getafe XI: Soria, Damian, Cabaco, Mitrovic, Cuenca, Olivera, Alena, Maksimovic, Arambarri, Unal, Ramirez
Real Madrid XI: Courtois, Vazquez, Militao, Alaba, Mendy, Modric, Casemiro, Kroos, Rodrygo, Benzema, Asensio
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¡Feliz Año Nuevo! And welcome to our coverage of Real Madrid’s trip to Getafe in La Liga.
Leaders Real will open up an 11-point gap over second-placed Sevilla with victory at Estadio Coliseum Alfonso Perez this afternoon.
Carlo Ancelotti’s side will, however, have played two games more than their closest title rivals.
Let’s have a look at the teams…
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