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How Getafe Went From Segunda División B to the Brink of the Champions League in Less Than 3 Years

Getafe CF is hardly what one might consider a household name in the world of football, a club that is little known beyond the limits of Spanish football.

Hailing from the southern part of the Madrid metropolitan area, Getafe - the team against whom Lionel Messi scored his famous Diego Maradona-esque solo goal for Barcelona in 2007 - are firmly in the shadows of neighbours Real and Atletico.

But this season, Los Azulones could finish just one place behind Real in La Liga. What's more, doing so would see them automatically qualify for next season's Champions League group stage, a truly monumental achievement when considering the club's size and history.