Real Madrid extend advantage over Barcelona in goalscoring stat after Getafe win | OneFootball

Real Madrid on Wednesday further extended their advantage over arch rivals Barcelona in an interesting statistical category.

This comes owing to the solitary goal netted by Los Blancos in the club’s meeting with Getafe.

Real Madrid are fresh off securing another three-point haul, keeping alive their slim La Liga title hopes by way of a hard-fought 1-0 triumph at the Estadio Coliseum.

Arda Güler proved himself the game’s decisive figure, rattling home the only goal courtesy of a superb right-footed strike during the first-half.

And in the process, the Turk added to a season benchmark set by Carlo Ancelotti’s squad.

As revealed by statisticians Opta, Real Madrid have now racked up 20 goals from outside the box across all competitions this season.

This is the most of any club in Europe’s top-5 leagues, with Los Merengues now two such goals clear of arch rivals Barcelona in the same category.

Conor Laird – GSFN