Real Madrid defeated their hosts Getafe with a score of 1-0 in a match held today, Saturday, during the eighth round of La Liga. Real Madrid owes this victory to their Brazilian international defender Eder Militao, who scored the only goal of the match in the third minute with a header following a corner taken by the Croatian Luka Modric.
According to the statistics network "Opta," Militao has scored five goals for Real Madrid since joining the team in various competitions, all of which were headers, with four of them coming from corner kicks. The network added, "Militao's goals were assisted by five different players: Marcelo, Isco, Rodrigo, Vinicius Junior, and Modric."
With this win, Real Madrid has raised their points total to 22 and temporarily climbed to the top of the league, leading by three points over their traditional rival Barcelona, who will face Celta Vigo tomorrow, Sunday. Meanwhile, Getafe remains with seven points in 15th place.
