Jude Bellingham converted a penalty and Kylian Mbappé added another goal before half-time to earn Real Madrid a 2-0 victory over Getafe at the Bernabéu on Sunday as they moved within touching distance of LaLiga leaders Barcelona.
Bellingham stepped up to take the penalty instead of Mbappé, who missed a spot kick in Madrid’s 2-0 defeat at Liverpool in the Champions League on Wednesday, and made no mistake as he knocked the ball straight down the middle to easily beat goalkeeper David Soria.
However, it did not take Mbappé long to double the lead as he struck in the 38th minute, taking a brilliant ball from Bellingham and whipping it in from outside the box to score his 10th goal of the season across all competitions for Real.
Real moved to second place in the table with 33 points from 14 matches, one point behind rivals Barcelona, who have played a game more. Getafe are in 17th place after collecting 13 points from 15 matches.