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Real Madrid v Getafe: Ancelotti banned in potential Bernabeu farewell

Real Madrid round off a disappointing end to the Liga season against Getafe on Saturday, in what is widely speculated to be Carlo Ancelotti's final match as head coach.

Madrid were seeing off all comers during a record-breaking 22-match winning streak before the mid-season break.

However, the campaign has tailed off for Madrid and Barcelona's 1-0 victory at previous champions Atletico Madrid means the Liga title is heading to Camp Nou for the seventh time in the last 10 years.

Real have won eight of their past nine league matches, but the writing was on the wall from the moment they lost March's Clasico 2-1 in Barcelona.

January's reverse fixture ended in a 3-0 victory for Real, in a match that saw Cristiano Ronaldo score two of his astonishing return of 45 Liga goals this term.

Pablo Franco Martin's side flirted with the drop after losing five straight matches, a run that only came to an end in a 1-1 draw against relegation-threatened Eibar last weekend.

"It's never a good time to go to the Bernabeu," he said. "But the important thing is we are safe.

"We will try to make the match as even as possible. The team is confident."