Real Madrid vs. Getafe | La Liga | Pre Match

Real Madrid will be aiming to recover from a disappointing result in the Champions League when they continue their La Liga campaign with a clash against Getafe at Bernabeu on Sunday afternoon.

Los Blancos were beaten 2-0 by Liverpool in the European Cup on Wednesday night, while Getafe will enter the contest off the back of a 3-0 victory over Manises in the Copa del Rey on Tuesday evening.

Real Madrid have been beaten in three of their last five matches in all competitions, suffering damaging home defeats to Barcelona and AC Milan at the end of October and start of November, before going down 2-0 to Liverpool in the Champions League on Wednesday night, and it was a deserved loss for Carlo Ancelotti's side.

Kylian Mbappe missed a penalty at Anfield, but Mohamed Salah was also unsuccessful from the spot, and goals from Alexis Mac Allister and Cody Gakpo secured a two-goal victory for Liverpool, with the result leaving Real Madrid down in 24th spot in the Champions League table, only just clinging onto a playoff spot.

In the league, though, Los Blancos have won their last two against Osasuna and Leganes, scoring seven times and conceding zero in the process, and that form, coupled with a little wobble for Barcelona, has pulled the reigning champions back into contention at the top of the division.

As it stands, Ancelotti's side are second in the La Liga table, four points behind Barcelona with a game in hand, and they will now be looking to post three more league victories against Getafe, Athletic Bilbao and Girona before a huge Champions League fixture away to Atalanta BC on December 10.

Real Madrid have the best home record in La Liga this season, picking up 18 points from their opening seven matches, while Getafe have struggled on their travels, claiming just two points from six matches away from their own stadium.

Getafe have only won six of their previous 38 matches with Real Madrid in La Liga, while they have not beaten Los Blancos at Bernabeu since February 2008, which is an indication of the size of this weekend's contest.

The Deep Blue Ones have beaten Real Madrid just once since August 2012, but their recent meetings have been close, with Los Blancos only winning 2-1 in the corresponding game at Bernabeu last term, and Getafe will be slightly the fresher of the two teams, having been in action on Tuesday night while their opponents played on Wednesday.

Jose Bordalas's side secured their spot in the second round of the Copa del Rey courtesy of a 3-0 victory over Manises earlier this week, while they beat Real Valladolid 2-0 in their last league match on November 22.

A record of two wins, seven draws and five defeats from 14 matches this season has seen Getafe collect 13 points, which has left them in 15th spot in the table, three points above the relegation zone.

Goals have been a problem this season, only managing 10 in their 14 league games, which is the joint-worst record in the division, but they have only conceded 11, which is the joint-second best defensive record.