Getafe draws at Atletico Madrid and ignites the competition for the LaLiga title

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Atletico Madrid drew 0-0 with their host Getafe in the match that brought them together yesterday in the 27th round of the Spanish Football League (LaLiga).

Getafe succeeded in imposing a goalless draw at Atlético despite having played with ten players for the last 20 minutes of the match after their Cameroonian defender Alain Neum was sent off in the 70th minute.

Getafe goalkeeper David Soria won the best player award in the match after his remarkable brilliance by addressing many opportunities for Atletico players.

With this result, Atletico failed to move away from the top, losing two precious points in their title fight with arch-rivals Barcelona and Real Madrid.

Atletico settled for one point, raising its score in the lead to 63 points, 6 points ahead of runner-up Real Madrid, who has 57 points, who earlier beat Elche 2-1.

Getafe raised his score to 28 points in 15th place on the league table.