Getafe visited the Santiago Bernabéu as eighth with 21 points, on the fourteenth matchday.

Ronaldo scored in the 17th minute and the 1-0 held until the end, although Real Madrid played with ten men from the 57th after Beckham's sending-off.

Schuster replaced Mario Cotelo and Güiza in the 69th minute with Nano and Pachón, and brought on Craioveanu for Tena in the 75th.

Celestini, Diego Rivas and Güiza saw yellow for Getafe; for Real Madrid, Míchel Salgado, Guti and Pablo García.

Teixeira Vitienes was the referee. Getafe dropped to ninth place with 21 points.