This archive report was first published on 1 November 2019.
On Thursday, Granada missed a chance to extend their fairytale start to the season and return to the top of La Liga, falling to a 3-1 defeat at Getafe on November 1, 2019.
Angel Rodriguez opened the scoring for Getafe in the 35th minute with a sweeping strike after Granada gave the ball away in midfield.
Mauro Arambarri doubled Getafe's lead six minutes later, heading home from a corner as Granada goalkeeper Rui Silva miscalculated when trying to claim the cross into the box.
Granada winger Antonio Puertas gave the visitors a fighting chance of salvaging a point when he netted on the rebound from close range in the 74th minute, but David Timor sealed victory for Getafe in the 88th by hammering a free kick in off the bar.
Granada had climbed to the top of the standings on Sunday after beating Real Betis 1-0 but are now third on 20 points from 11 games, one point behind second-placed Real Madrid and two adrift of leaders Barcelona, who both have a game in hand.
Getafe moved up to ninth with 16 points.
