Thomas Lemar’s blistering end earned Girona a degree and prolonged Actual Madrid’s winless run to 3 matches as Los Blancos handed extra momentum to Barcelona on the high of La Liga with a draw on the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu.
Madrid, who misplaced at dwelling to Mallorca within the high flight final Sunday and in opposition to guests Bayern Munich of their Champions League quarter-final first leg on Tuesday, went forward within the 51st minute when Federico Valverde’s drive flew below goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga, who made a number of high-quality saves earlier than the break however might really feel he might have stopped the strike.
Following their 1-0 dwelling win over Villarreal on Monday, Girona’s productive week continued when Lemar arrowed in from distance 11 minutes later to maneuver his aspect 9 factors above the relegation zone and go away Madrid six behind leaders Barcelona, having performed a match extra.
Evaluation: Ought to Kylian Mbappe have had a penalty?
Ought to Barcelona transfer 9 factors clear with seven matches remaining by profitable at dwelling to midtable Espanyol on Saturday (17:30 BST), Madrid’s disjointed season shall be all of the extra more likely to hinge on beating an imperious-looking Bayern aspect away on Wednesday (20:00).
Liga high scorer Kylian Mbappe felt he ought to have had a penalty after being struck by centre-back Vitor Reis’ arm with three minutes remaining, though referee Javier Alberola Rojas didn’t see the potential offence.
Former La Liga and worldwide referee Eduardo Iturralde Gonzalez stated Video Assistant Referee (VAR) know-how would “by no means intervene” in such a state of affairs.
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“It’s an motion contained in the penalty space, the place Mbappe dribbles inside and the defender, in attempting to comply with the dribble, hits him within the face together with his arm,” Gonzalez informed AS.
“For me, it’s a penalty – however the directions they’ve within the VAR room are to not intervene in these kinds of performs.”
Mbappe netted a comfort in opposition to Bayern however has not scored in 4 successive Liga matches, final discovering the web within the division on February 8.
Actual Madrid group vs Girona
Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois (quad) and winger Rodrygo (knee) had been sidelined for Madrid however Dani Ceballos was on the bench because the midfielder continued his comeback from a half harm, as was left-back Ferland Mendy, who had a hamstring drawback.
Wideman Trent Alexander-Arnold was among the many gamers rested however Jude Bellingham made his first begin following an harm that led to England deciding to not threat the midfielder throughout the newest worldwide break.
Defenders Eder Militao and Raul Asensio began following accidents. Dani Carvajal, Fran Garcia, Eduardo Camavinga and Brahim Diaz additionally got here in.
Winger Franco Mastantuono was suspended.
Actual Madrid beginning XI: Andriy Lunin, Dani Carvajal, Eder Militao, Raul Asencio, Fran Garcia, Federico Valverde, Jude Bellingham, Eduardo Camavinga, Brahim Diaz, Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius Junior
Madrid substitutes: Fran Gonzalez, David Alaba, Aurelien Tchouameni, Arda Guler, Gonzalo Garcia, Dani Ceballos, Ferland Mendy, Dean Huijsen, Jesus Fortea, Manuel Angel, Daniel Yanez, Thiago Pitarch
Girona group vs Actual Madrid
Goalkeeper Juan Carlos and winger Portu (each knee) and midfielder Donny van de Beek (achilles) remained out for Girona.
Defender Daley Blind was absent with a muscle harm, as was high scorer Vladyslav Vanat with a hamstring problem.
On-loan Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre Ter Stegen had a hamstring drawback and attacking prospect Javier Sarasa was banned.
Head coach Michel made three adjustments, bringing in on-loan Manchester Metropolis ahead Claudio Echeverri for high scorer Vanat.
Central defender Alejandro Frances got here in at centre-back, with Thomas Lemar launched in midfield.
Girona beginning XI: Paulo Gazzaniga, Arnau Martinez, Vitor Reis, Alejandro Frances, Alex Moreno, Axel Witsel, Azzedine Ounahi, Thomas Lemar, Ivan Martin, Claudio Echeverri, Viktor Tsygankov
Girona substitutes: Ruben Blanco, Vladyslav Krapyvtsov, Hugo Rincon, Joel Roca, David Lopez, Cristhian Stuani, Fran Beltran, Abel Ruiz, Bryan Gil, Lass Kourouma
Actual Madrid vs Girona stats
- Madrid are unbeaten in six editions of the fixture – all in La Liga – and received 4 in a row with out conceding earlier than a 1-1 attract November
- They’d received their earlier two dwelling matches in opposition to Girona by an mixture of 6-0, having taken one level from the previous two such video games
- Los Blancos began with the second-best factors per dwelling sport on this season’s Liga (2.6, with Barcelona on 3)
- A 1-0 defeat to Getafe on March 2 had been the one sport of Madrid’s earlier eight dwelling Liga matches that they had did not win
- Kylian Mbappe is the highest scorer within the high flight (23), 4 objectives forward of Mallorca’s Vedat Muriqi
- Girona have misplaced 4 of their seven visits to Madrid, the exceptions being this match and successive visits in February 19 (2-1 win) and October 2022 (1-1 draw)
- Solely Actual Betishave drawn as many away video games as Girona (7, from 15 video games) within the 2025/26 Liga
- They’re winless in six away matches, though that sequence features a run of three successive attracts in opposition to Sevilla, Alaves and Levante that stored them unbeaten on the highway between January 31 and March 21
What’s subsequent? Actual Madrid, Girona fixtures
Right here’s the schedule for Actual Madrid for the remainder of the season, which might embody a two-legged Champions League semi-final beginning in April in the event that they overturn a 2-1 first-leg deficit of their quarter-final in opposition to Bayern.
Dates and kick-off time for matches in Could are to be confirmed.
| Date | Match | BST | ET | PT |
| Wed Apr 15 | Bayern Munich (A) | 20:00 | 15:00 | 12:00 |
| Tue Apr 21 | Alaves (H) | 20:30 | 15:30 | 12:30 |
| Fri Apr 24 | Betis (A) | 20:00 | 15:00 | 12:00 |
| Solar Could 3 | Espanyol (A) | TBC | TBC | TBC |
| Solar Could 10 | Barcelona (A) | TBC | TBC | TBC |
| Wed Could 13 | Oviedo (H) | TBC | TBC | TBC |
| Solar Could 17 | Sevilla (A) | TBC | TBC | TBC |
| Solar Could 24 | Actual Madrid (H) | TBC | TBC | TBC |
Girona’s remaining fixtures appear to be this. Dates and kick-off time for matches in Could are to be confirmed.
| Date | Match | BST | ET | PT |
| Tue Apr 21 | Betis (H) | 20:30 | 15:30 | 12:30 |
| Sat Apr 25 | Valencia (A) | 17:30 | 12:30 | 09:30 |
| Solar Could 3 | Mallorca (H) | TBC | TBC | TBC |
| Solar Could 10 | Rayo Vallecano (A) | TBC | TBC | TBC |
| Wed Could 13 | Sociedad (H) | TBC | TBC | TBC |
| Solar Could 17 | Atletico Madrid (A) | TBC | TBC | TBC |
| Solar Could 24 | Elche (H) | TBC | TBC | TBC |
