Real Madrid vs Girona

2022 - 10 - 30

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Real Madrid will aim to regain top spot in La Liga table when they host relegation-threatened Girona on Sunday afternoon fixture.

Real Madrid, like many clubs on the continent, have a busy fixture schedule pre-World Cup. The Catalan outfit played out a morale-boosting 1-1 draw against Osasuna last week, but are on a run of six games without a win (D2, L4), and are huge underdogs here. Los Merengues have been in a rich vein of form this season, and defeated Sevilla 3-1 last weekend to remain top of La Liga.

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Lopez gets a booking, although fair to say Vinicius overreacts to the contact Eventually, Valverde wrestles into some space on the right hand side of the box and crosses to Vinicius, who slides into an empty net from just a yard out. The referee is told by VAR to have a look at it, and he's awarded a penalty.

Real Madrid vs Girona 2022 live stream: Time, TV channels and ... (Managing Madrid)

Girona are fighting to avoid relegation this season and are one of the worst teams in La Liga. Some familiar faces like Miguel Gutierrez and Reinier Jesus are ...

Coach Carlo Ancelotti could decide to make some more rotations in this one just keep his veterans fresh for Wednesday’s crucial match against Celtic. [Real Madrid](https://www.managingmadrid.com) host Girona in what should be a manageable home game in La Liga. Some familiar faces like Miguel Gutierrez and Reinier Jesus are finding minutes there, but it’s clear that Girona will not have an easy path towards trying to stay in La Liga this year.

Real Madrid - Girona live online: Stuani equaliser, score, stats and ... (AS English)

Follow all the action live from the Santiago Bernabéu as Los Blancos look to reinstate a gap at the top of LaLiga in Spain.

Have you ever been to the Santiago Bernabéu in Madrid? Simple rule: don't blame it on the sunshine, don't blame it on the moonlight... Just the wrong side, but a warning to the hosts. The club also rewarded Éder Militão and Rodrygo Goes for their role in Los Blancos’ LaLiga and Champions League double by handing the Brazilians new deals at the beginning of July. He's totally biased in favour of the opposition, whether you're a Madrid or Girona fan. It's well defended and away, a foul being won from the high press. Then Kroos gets fed up of that and thwacks an ambitious effort goalwards, not causing too many problems for the Girona stopper. The home crowd are quick to make their feelings known. On the stretch he's unable to control it. All of this inside the Girona penalty area. Despite that, he and the masses sitting around him, scream for a foul. It was a game that had huge implications at either end of the LaLiga Santander table.

Real Madrid stumble vs. Girona as VAR takes centre stage (ESPN)

ESPN's Alex Kirkland has reaction and analysis from the Bernabeu. JUMP TO: Player ratings | Best/worst performers | Highlights and notable moments | Post-match ...

Their final game before the break is a Copa del Rey trip to third-tier Quintanar Rey (Nov. Girona: They're in a relegation battle whether they'd like to admit it or not, and have two huge LaLiga games before the World Cup break, hosting Athletic Club (Nov. 7) and a home date with Cadiz (Nov. Then Gazzaniga tried to bring the ball towards him, and that's when Rodrygo touches it. Ancelotti on the disallowed goal: "It's true that when the goalkeeper touches the ball, if Rodrygo touches it then, it's a foul. The position of his left hand is strange, but he doesn't touch it with his left hand. They held their own against the Spanish and European champions and came away with a point. But that's exactly what Girona did, and they were rewarded with a valuable point in their bid to stay in LaLiga. Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti on the penalty call: "It isn't a penalty. There will be no margin for error in the two league games that Madrid have left to play against Rayo Vallecano and Cadiz before the World Cup break. He was then sent off for the first time in his career. That result didn't matter much, given that Madrid have already qualified for the round of 16, but a win here was absolutely necessary after Barcelona had kept the pressure on them with a late 1-0 win at Valencia a day earlier.

Player Ratings: Real Madrid 1 - 1 Girona; 2022 La Liga (Managing Madrid)

There were opportunites for loanees and buy-back option players on the Girona side: Reinier Jesus and Miguel Guttierrez —both with the chance to play against ...

Mariano—7: Lively after coming on late in the game. Faded out of the game as the match wore on, but was involved in late controversy with a goal taken off him by VAR. Luka Modric—7: Finished the match with a game-high of 5 key passes. Dani Carvajal—4.5: Valery Fernandez got the better of Carvajal on more than one occasion. There were opportunites for loanees and buy-back option players on the Girona side: Reinier Jesus and Miguel Guttierrez —both with the chance to play against their parent club. The game ended 1-1 with Los Blancos failing to stamp their authority on the match.