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Real Madrid can take top spot in La Liga away from rivals Barcelona, at least temporarily, provided Zinedine Zidane's team can win in Getafe on Saturday.
Los Blancos trail Barca by two points and were finding goals hard to come by domestically before the festive break. Scoring against a well-drilled Getafe defence led by powerhouse centre-back Djene Dakonam won't be easy.
However, Real can still count on the talents of Karim Benzema up top, as well as the craft of Toni Kroos in midfield. Zidane's core players must be on form if Real hope to avoid a costly defeat at the Estadio Coliseum Alfonso Perez and go top ahead of Barca facing Espanyol in a Catalan derby later in the day.