The young Turkey international fired in from outside the area midway through the opening half on Wednesday, keeping Carlo Ancelotti’s side in contention for the title after Barcelona equalized at Mallorca on Tuesday with the same score.
On Saturday, Madrid and Barcelona will face off in the Copa del Rey final in Seville, with Kylian Mbappe expected to start recovering from a broken wrist over the weekend. This is the second of two matches at this season.
Endrick, an 18-year-old Brazilian striker, started for England against England with Jude Bellingham on the bench in his absence on the outskirts of Madrid.
Fran Garcia twice had a chance to score for Madrid, but David Soria misjudged his first attempt before he shot the rebound wide and high.
Brahim Diaz appeared to have wasted the chance, so Guler broke the deadlock.
Guler’s powerful 20-yard drive flew past Soria despite the Getafe goalkeeper getting a hand in it, and Madrid worked the ball back out to him.
After being passed by Vinicius Junior, Endrick thought he had only just scored his second LaLiga goal, but Soria took the brunt of his shot and Djene cleared off the line.
Getafe had their own opportunities, but the best one came in the second half when Mauro Arambarri, who was unmarked, dragged wide with only Thibaut Courtois to beat.
After Peter and Juanmi attempted to force the ball home from close range, Courtois came to Madrid’s rescue in stoppage time when he smothered him inside his six-yard box.
Alvaro Rodriguez, a Getafe substitute on loan from Madrid, nearly scored the winner at the end, but Courtois drained his low shot as he was unable to convert.
Athletic Bilbao improved to 1-0 home victory over Las Palmas earlier on Wednesday to increase their chances of being automatically relegated to the Champions League next season.
With five games to go, Villarreal, who suffered a 3-0 defeat at Celta Vigo, is eight points clear of the Basque team.
In addition, Bilbao will face Manchester United in a Europa League semifinal, and if they win, they will travel to their hometown stadium.
This season, five LaLiga clubs have qualified for the Champions League. Before their clash with bottom-placed Valladolid on Thursday, sixth-placed Betis are one point behind Villarreal.
The elder Williams brother scored the winning goal in the fifth minute after side-footing home with the outside of his boot from a defender in the box.
Source: Aljazeera
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