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The spot-kick was awarded late in the game under controversial circumstances after after Getafe's Bertug Yildirim went down in the box clutching his face as a free-kick was delivered.

While the referee initially waved play on, VAR intervened and after checking the pitchside monitor, the officials decided a penalty should be awarded for Raul Albiol's flailing arm touching the Turkish player.

Mauro Arambarri made no mistake from the spot to steal a point after Santi Comesana's goal had kept Villarreal in the lead from the 44th minute.

Victory would have moved fourth-placed Villarreal level on 20 points with Atletico Madrid one spot above while for Getafe, it moved it one point clearer of the bottom three with nine points.