Even with a brilliant second half from Vinicius Junior, the Merengues could not get beyond a 1-1 draw.
the real madrid He had a frustrating afternoon in Montelivi. Even with a great second half Vinicius JuniorThe Merengue team did not exceed a 1-1 draw with… GironaThis is the result that cost leadership Spanish League Another erratic performance was revealed before Xabi Alonso.
With the third draw in a row, Real Madrid stopped at 33 points, and Barcelona saw it lead with 34 points after achieving four consecutive victories. Villarreal is right behind them with 32 points, while Girona is still in a difficult position, with only 12 points inside the relegation zone.
The presence of Vinny Junior among the main players, despite rumors of fatigue with the coach, was not enough to give Real stability. The team produced very little in the first phase, limited to a dangerous header from fellow Brazilian Eder Militao, and once again showed enormous creative difficulties.
On the other hand, Girona showed their character and dominated the first half. Well organized, he scored strongly, played well, and was afraid twice from outside the area. The reward came in the 44th minute: Onahi hit a stunning shot to open the scoring. A minute ago, Real Madrid had already seen a goal disallowed by Mbappe due to a handball.
The home team came back from the break and maintained its rhythm and almost expanded with an interesting attack from the defence. Fanat appeared freely in front of Courtois, who saved Real Madrid with a wonderful save and prevented the match from slipping away forever.
This move woke up the merengue team, especially Vinicius. The Brazilian had a goal disallowed shortly afterwards, and minutes later, he dribbled past Rincon inside the area, and was brought down. A penalty kick was taken by Mbappe to equalize the score and put Real Madrid back in the match.
Xabi Alonso sent Rodrigo in the last minutes and Real Madrid developed, but it stopped due to Girona’s strong monitoring and its concern about overturning the result. Vinicius continued to be the most dangerous, but to no avail. Indrick, in turn, was never used again.
Real Madrid returns to the field on Wednesday, at three in the afternoon, Brasilia time, to face Athletic Bielba, in the Spanish League. Girona will have a commitment in the Copa del Rey. On the same day, at 5pm, they will face Ourense away from home.
Find out all today’s results:
Real Sociedad 2 x 3 Villarreal
Sevilla 0 x 2 Betis
Celta Vigo 0 x 1 Espanyol
Girona 1×1 Real Madrid