Getafe handed Real Madrid its first loss of the Spanish league season Saturday, using defender Alexis Ruano's 59th-minute header to prevail 1-0.

Ruano rose above Madrid defender Raul Bravo to score moments after Spain goalkeeper Iker Casillas had stopped a shot from midfielder Manuel del Moral.

Madrid finished the match with 10 men after second-half substitute Ronaldo was sent off in the 90th minute with his second yellow card.

Madrid coach Fabio Capello started David Beckham and employed Antonio Cassano in a five-man midfield behind Ruud van Nistelrooy as the sole striker.

Most of the early pressure came from Getafe who created three good chances in the first 15 minutes. Casillas punched away a powerful right-footed shot by Francisco Casquero in the 36th.

In the second half, Capello replaced Cassano and Mahamadou Diarra with Ronaldo and Raul Gonzalez.

With Madrid due to face Steaua Bucharest in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday and FC Barcelona next weekend, Fabio Cannavaro rested his injured knee.

Barcelona has 13 points and leads the league over Valencia on goal difference heading into Sunday's games.

Sevilla, which travels to play Barcelona on Sunday, is third with 12, while Real Madrid has 11. Getafe is eighth with 10.

In Saturday's other game, Atletico Madrid beat Recreativo Huelva 2-1.

On Sunday, besides Barcelona-Sevilla, the schedule has Celta Vigo versus Valencia, Villarreal taking on Espanyol, Levante facing Mallorca, Real Sociedad meeting Zaragoza, Real Betis opposing Deportivo de La Coruna, Gimnastic Tarragona against Athletic Bilbao and Osasuna challenging Racing Santander.

Wimbledon champion Rafael Nadal, scheduled to play in the Madrid Masters starting Monday, was among the crowd of 13,000 at Getafe's Coliseum Alfonso Perez.

Beckham played 68 minutes until replaced by Robinho, who provided Madrid with its only clear chance in the third minute of injury time, hitting a right-footed shot across the goal.

Getafe almost scored a second in the 72nd minute when midfielder Alberto Aguilar just missed a cross from defender Javier Paredes in front of an open goal.

Across town in the Spanish capital, Atletico Madrid used goals by Fernando Torres and Sergio Aguero to beat Recreativo.

Atletico appeared wearing shirts saying ``Keep your spirits up Maxi'' _ a reference to teammate Maxi Rodriguez who tore a ligament in his left knee in Wednesday's friendly between Argentina and Spain and will miss six months.

He is scheduled to have surgery Monday.

Javi Guerrero gave Recreativo the lead in the 63rd, putting in the rebound after goalkeeper Leo Franco block his initial penalty attempt.

Torres equalized with a penalty nine minutes later, and Aguero's goal in the 78th minute was given despite clearly punching the ball past substitute goalkeeper Bertrand Laquait, who had replaced the injured Javier Lopez Valljo in the 46th minute.

An injury to Bulgaria midfielder Martin Petrov in the 38th minute further depleted Atletico coach Javier Aguirre's midfield.