Real Madrid v Getafe LIVE: As it happened – Gareth Bale on target as Real begin La Liga life without Cristiano Ronaldo with a win

Real Madrid 2-0 Getafe​

La Liga 2018-19
Santiago Bernabeu​​
Kick-off: 9.15pm BST

Real Madrid began life in La Liga without Zinedine Zidane and Cristiano Ronaldo with a 2-0 Getafe at the Bernabeu.

Relive the action live with expert analysis from our Spanish Football Correspondent, Ben Hayward.

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Match background

Real Madrid begin life in La Liga without Zinedine Zidane and Cristiano Ronaldo tonight as the Champions League holders host Getafe at the Bernabeu.

Barcelona dispatched of Alaves 3-0 on Saturday at Camp Nou, with Lionel Messi perhaps reminding Real quite how much of a loss Ronaldo could prove to be.

With their 4-2 Uefa Super Cup defeat to rivals Atletico Madrid still fresh in their mind, Lopetegui will be desperate to make a winning start on home soil tonight.

Summer signing Thibaut Courtois must once again make do with a place on the Real Madrid bench Keylor Navas retains his spot in goal for their La Liga opener.

Coach Julen Lopetegui sticks with the Chilean as he makes just two changes to the team that lost 4-2 to Atletico Madrid in the Uefa Super Cup.

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