A coup of authority for Madrid against Girona to regain the lead

Real Madrid appeared in Gerona with doubts about the defeat of the derby, with a scheme that did not seem to work and with the need to survive in Montilivi to avoid traveling to Naples in a domestic crisis. And he achieved it, although not without suffering. After a few first minutes in which they were close to the grave, the whites woke up in time to execute LaLiga's revelation. Joselu, Tchouaméni and Bellingham knocked out the one who came into this day as the leader.

Accustomed to starting games somewhat confused, Carlo Ancelotti's team was on the verge of being 2-0 down on the scoreboard after five minutes. Girona knows what it wants and how to get it. At the beginning of the season, Míchel's men have shown what their identity is: biting and pressing in defense and combining with pause but with enough verticality to hurt their rivals. This is what he did after the initial whistle. Yangel Herrera could have put the hosts ahead after Couto's cross from the right but his header went over Kepa's crossbar.. On the next play, Tsygankov beat Camavinga and finished off the post.

From the sidelines, Ancelotti turned around shouting at his players, unable to understand how his team was starting so badly once again.. Girona did not slow down and asked for a penalty for a handball from Bellingham, which Pulido Santana considered was supported, and the Italian's anger took effect.. Madrid slowed down the game, found Kroos and Tchouaméni to build and Bellingham and Vinicius began to appear. The Brazilian, who returned to the eleven 36 days later, put a good ball to the far post that Joselu almost finished off.. The Spanish forward already warned.

Camavinga, side

With Camavinga as a full-back, that position of the Frenchman that Madrid's technical direction does not like so much, the white team won in getting the ball out and breaking lines in the center of the field, and although Girona looked for him, the Frenchman responded. I wish he would like to play there, Carletto will think.. In the 16th minute, Bellingham invented an outside pass for Joselu to beat Gazzaniga at the far post. Fourth goal from the former Espanyol player and second assist from the Englishman, who once again took control of Madrid's attack after the bad experience of the derby and the break in the duel against Las Palmas.

The 0-1 left a Girona that barely rotated its lineup with respect to the weekday matchup.. It is no excuse for the first half, but Míchel's team had a hard time covering spaces when Madrid began to circulate.

The afternoon became impossible for the locals when Tchouaméni broke free of Blind's mark and headed a perfect Kroos cross into Gazzaniga's net.. The Frenchman's first goal this season and 0-2 in Montilivi, which said goodbye to the leadership.

Madrid had scored two goals from two shots, but they convinced with their game despite the suffering of the first three minutes. In the 27th minute, Bellingham, colossal in the first 45 minutes, won an auto pass from Blind and stood up to Gazzaniga. It seemed like it was 0-3, but the goalkeeper deflected the Briton's shot, who once again opted for his outside.

Girona took control of the game, but failed to reach the back line or the far post with their lateral crosses, continually deflected by Rüdiger and Nacho. Closing the center with Tchouaméni, Kroos and Valverde, Madrid allowed the locals the wings, but they were not deep enough and Savinho, LaLiga's most attractive player, could not handle Carvajal. Nearing half-time, Kroos almost made it 0-3 with a volley.

Sentence

After the intermission, Girona gained oxygen and returned to the fray. It almost punished Madrid's weakness in the lateral centers, but Kepa flew to save David López's header. Míchel switched sides to Savinho to test Camavinga's defensive virtues, but the Frenchman came out on his feet and the Brazilian exasperated his coach, who asked him to monopolize the ball's attention and release it quickly to create space.

He didn't do it, and in the 70th minute he lost a ball against Tchouaméni, which was the sentence of the game.. Bellingham started the counterattack and took advantage of a rebound from Joselu, who had missed his definition before the match, to score with a volley to make it 0-3. Madrid leaves Girona as leaders, one point above Barça, and their ideas are somewhat clearer in their heads.

The end was quite unfortunate due to a very harsh tackle by Nacho on Portu, who had to leave the field on a stretcher and which caused the Madrid defender to be well-deservedly sent off.. As he was leaving, Couto reproached him for the action and a small brawl broke out while Ancelotti and Míchel discussed the action.