Xabi Alonso strongly believes that his Real Madrid players are ready for the battle against Getafe in LaLiga Match-day 9, Softfootball reports.
A win for Los Blancos takes them back to the top of the table. The top spot is currently occupied by Barcelona following their last grasp 2-1 win over Girona on Saturday day. The Catalan giants sit top with 22 points while Real Madrid are in second with 21 points heading into Sunday’s game with Getafe.
Speaking in an interview shared on Real Madrid’s official X handle. Alonso said in the video below:
👊 BACK from the break and ready! pic.twitter.com/Wvj6K3lB5B
— Real Madrid C.F. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) October 18, 2025Team News
Getafe will be without goalkeeper Jiri Letacek due to a knock, but there will be a return for Adrian Liso from injury and Borja Mayoral is set to start alongside ex-Real Madrid midfielder Mario Martin.
Getafe are buzzing for the game and their official X handle is hyping the game to attract massive fans to the stadium.
📢 ¡𝗔𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗼́𝗻, 𝗔𝘇𝘂𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀!
🎟️ Mañana a las 11:00h salen a la venta las #entradas para el partido frente al Real Madrid en el Coliseum.
🙌 No te quedes fuera… ¡El #GetafeRealMadrid lo jugamos todos! pic.twitter.com/TnUec0M6sc
— Getafe C.F. (@GetafeCF) October 5, 2025For Real Madrid, Ferland Mendy, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Dani Carvajal, Dean Huijsen and Antonio Rudiger are all ruled out through injury.
However, Kylian Mbappe and Franco Mastantuono,who oth pulled out from international duty due to injuries are back in training and set to feature in this game.
Also, Federico Valverde and Jude Bellingham are set to start.
Getafe probable XI:
Soria; Dakonam, Abqar, Duarte; Femenia, Milla, Arambarri, Rico; Martin; Liso, Mayoral
Real Madrid probable XI:
Courtois; Valverde, Militao, Asencio, Carreras; Guler, Tchouameni, Bellingham; Mastantuono, Mbappe, Vinicius.
Softfooball prediction
It will be a tough game for Real Madrid as Getafe has no problem with playing negative football and defending all day but Real Madrid should be able to find the solution to win the match. Getafe 0-1 Real Madrid.
