A penalty kick goal by Ruud van Nistelrooy just before the break evened the score after Daniel Guiza put the visitors up 1-0 in the 38th minute.

Real lost midfielder David Beckham in the second half to a knee injury, on the heels of two massive contests this week at Bayern Munich and Barcelona.

Getafe took its lead when striker Guiza got behind the Madrid backline and lobbed a shot over goalkeeper Iker Casillas.

Real got the equalizer when Beckham found Robinho on the edge of the area. The Brazilian blasted a shot that was saved, but he was taken down in the box fighting for the rebound resulting in the penalty.

Van Nistelrooy made no mistake, slotting the ball into the back of the net for the 1-1 tie.

In the rest of the La Liga action on Sunday, Real Zaragoza jumped into the top five with a 3-2 win over last-placed Real Sociedad, Gimnastic de Tarragona dug itself out of the basement with a 2-0 win over Athletic Balboa, Mallorca distanced itself four points clear of the drop zone with a 3-1 win over Levante, Espanyol and Villarreal battled to a 1-1 draw and Real Betis, Racing and Recreativo Huelva earned 1-0 victories over Deportivo, Osasuna and Atletico Madrid, respectively.