Real Madrid Player Ratings Vs. Girona: Another Poor Effort Gifts Barcelona First Place

Real Madrid’s convention woes continued connected Sunday evening, pinch Xabi Alonso’s men only capable to snag a constituent from a disappointing 1–1 tie pinch Girona.

A successful punishment from Kylian Mbappé was nan only extremity Los Blancos managed against their 18th-place opponents astatine nan Estadi Montilivi. Despite rallying 25 shots nan measurement of Girona goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga, only 4 were connected target successful different alternatively lifeless effort from Real Madrid.

The Spanish giants person now grounded to triumph their past three La Liga matches, and only person 1 triumph successful their past 5 games crossed each competitions. What was erstwhile a 5 constituent spread atop nan array has now seen Los Blancos autumn to 2nd place, pinch Barcelona one constituent up of their bitter rivals.

Kylian Mbappé bagged Real Madrid’s only extremity of nan evening. / Josep Lago/AFP/Getty Images

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GK: Thibaut Courtois—7.1: Saved his broadside connected much than 1 juncture from complete embarrassment.

RB: Trent Alexander-Arnold—7.4: Provided superb work yet again that was crying retired for a earthy No. 9 wrong nan box.

CB: Éder Militão—7.6: Had much of an effect successful nan last 3rd than astir of Real Madrid’s attackers. Militão besides looked for illustration he had not missed a measurement successful defense.

CB: Antonio Rüdiger—7.6: Sharp successful his return from injury. Rüdiger locked down Vladyslav Vanat pinch ease.

LB: Fran García—6.8: Heaved successful transverse aft transverse from nan near flank that much often recovered a Girona subordinate than 1 successful white.

DM: Federico Valverde—6.6: Virtually invisible, moreover erstwhile he was capable to play a much precocious domiciled successful nan 2nd half.

DM: Aurélien Tchouaméni—7.3: Uncharacteristically mediocre connected nan ball. The Frenchman was easy dispossessed and committed various blunders that could person blown nan crippled wide open.

RW: Arda Güler—6.4: Pulled astatine halftime aft a sloppy first half successful which he grounded to thief his onslaught find immoderate solution against Girona’s disciplined defense.

AM: Jude Bellingham—8.0: Looked overmuch amended erstwhile Güler came off. Bellingham was his side’s astir vulnerable subordinate extracurricular of Mbappé.

LW: Vinicius Junior—7.8: Got Real Madrid backmost into nan game, but his deficiency of goalscoring is becoming a problem. Vinicius Jr has not recovered nan backmost of nan nett successful his past 8 matches.

ST: Kylian Mbappé—8.3: Let down by his teammates. Mbappé bagged nan visitors’ only extremity and created nan astir chances connected nan night.

Subs not used: Andriy Lunin (GK), Sergio Mestre (GK), Ferland Mendy, Dani Ceballos, Brahim Díaz, Endrick, Franco Mastantuono

Girona (4-2-3-1)

Starting XI: Paulo Gazzaniga; Hugo Rincón, Arnau Martínez, Vitor Reis, Àlex Moreno; Iván Martín, Axel Witsel; Viktor Tsygankov, Azzedine Ounahi, Bryan Gil; Vladyslav Vanat

Subs used: Joel Roca, Yáser Asprilla, Alejandro Francés, Lass Kourouma, Abel Ruiz

Player of nan Match: Kylian Mbappé

Girona 1–1 Real Madrid—How It Unfolded astatine nan Estadi Montilivi

Vinicius Junior has not scored successful his past 8 matches for Real Madrid. / David Ramos/Getty Images

For nan 5th lucifer successful a row, Real Madrid kicked disconnected distant from home, this clip successful Girona pinch nan hopes of getting backmost to winning ways successful La Liga. Raúl Asencio missed out connected nan travel owed to illness, but Alonso welcomed backmost Éder Militão, Antonio Rüdiger and Franco Mastantuono from injury.

It came arsenic nary astonishment Los Blancos sewage disconnected to a comfortable commencement astatine nan Estadi Montilivi, sending 18th-place Girona chasing aft nan ball. Despite a mates half-hearted, long-range chances from Vinicius Junior and Aurélien Tchouaméni, nan Spanish giants struggled to move their possession into vulnerable chances.

Real Madrid’s shortcomings successful nan last 3rd bled into their midfield and defense, pinch Tchouaméni and Trent Alexander-Arnold committing unspeakable blunders wrong their ain half that astir talented Girona 2 goals conscionable earlier nan half-hour mark.

The visitors thought they recovered an opener done Mbappé successful nan 40th minute, but a VAR reappraisal wished nan Frenchman’s manus made interaction pinch nan shot earlier he sent it into nan backmost of nan net. Just 5 minutes later, Azzedine Ounahi ended a objective antagonistic onslaught from Girona pinch a superb curling onslaught that Thibaut Courtois had nary chance of stopping.

Real Madrid went into halftime trailing against 18th-place Girona. / Josep Lago/AFP/Getty Images

Just for illustration their anterior 2 convention matches, Alonso’s men headed down nan passageway without a goal. Real Madrid’s deficiency of invention carried done into nan 2nd half, erstwhile again looking for illustration a squad pinch zero productivity against a debased block.

Frustration for nan visitors only grew erstwhile Vinicius Jr’s equalizer successful nan 61st infinitesimal was waved distant for offside. The Brazilian was quickly backmost astatine nan halfway of action for Los Blancos, though, pinch a blistering tally into nan container that forced a clumsy situation retired of Hugo Rincón.

The referee instantly pointed to nan spot and Mbappé calmed converted from 12 yards retired to make it 1–1. The France world has now scored 14 goals successful arsenic galore La Liga games this season.

Real Madrid had a flurry of opportunities to adjacent retired nan game, including a aureate chance successful nan last seconds of nan lucifer that fell to Mbappé, who put his curling changeable conscionable wide. The miss sent Alonso to his knees connected nan touchline correct earlier nan last whistle sounded.

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