The defender pulled Soldado back as the Getafe striker was through on goal and the referee Mateu Lahoz had no doubts in leaving Madrid to play the rest of the match with a player less.

It looked to be a harsh decision, but it seemed to bring the best out of Madrid and also changed the focus of the fans frustration from their team to the referee.

Getafe was unable to adapt its tactics to play against a player less and in the second half Higuain made them pay with two goals in rapid succession.

The first arrived after 53 minutes when he controlled the ball on his chest before firing home. While Getafe was still looking shell-shocked, he added the second after receiving a pass from Benzema.

Getafe never looked like getting back on level terms and had it not been for the post, Higuain would have completed a hat-trick.

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