Real Madrid missed the opportunity to put pressure on Barca in the previous round and needs to return to winning ways immediately in the trip to Girona this weekend.
Real Madrid’s streak of 3 consecutive wins in La Liga was ended in the middle of last week. Carlo Ancelotti’s teachers and students fell during their trip to Athletic Bilbao’s stadium.
Kylian Mbappé missed a disastrous penalty, causing Real Madrid to miss the chance to equalize 1-1. After that, the French player redeemed himself with a shot that paved the way for Jude Bellingham to equalize. However, Real Madrid still had to leave San Mames empty-handed when Gorka Guruzeta scored the decisive goal in the 80th minute for Bilbao.This result caused Real Madrid to miss the opportunity to close the gap with Barca at the top of the table. Currently, Real is still 4 points behind Barca but has played 1 match less.
Real Madrid’s attack has the second best shooting record in La Liga. However, the numbers they generated were not convincing enough. After 15 matches, Real Madrid scored 31 goals, but 17 goals less than great rival Barcelona. Real Madrid’s matches are rarely explosive, partly because rookie Kylian Mbappe has not yet integrated into the new team.
The recent missed penalty kick put even more pressure on Pressure. Previously, Mbappe missed a penalty kick and also caused Real Madrid to lose on Liverpool’s field. Mpbappe’s poor performance is the reason why Real Madrid has not been able to rise and achieve stable results this season.
Real Madrid’s streak of 22 consecutive unbeaten away matches in La Liga has ended. And this weekend, Los Blancos will hope to start a new unbeaten streak with a trip to Girona.
This season, Girona surprisingly finished 3rd in La Liga. But they are no longer in good form this season after a turbulent summer.
After 15 rounds, Girona is in 8th place with 22 points. The distance to the European project group is 2 points, but the Champions League dream is 7 points away from Girona, even up to 10 points if Villarreal wins 2 make-up matches.In the previous round, Girona held Villarreal to a 2-2 draw at De la Ceramica Stadium. Girona was very lucky to win 1 point when midfielder Ladislav Krejci scored a valuable draw goal in the 96th minute of the match.
However, Girona entered this battle in a somewhat safe mood after losing to 4th place team Logrones in the King’s Cup battlefield. Girona was highly rated but could not find a goal and was eventually eliminated after a series of penalties.
This season, Girona’s attack still performed well, scoring 22 goals in 15 matches. However, the defense reported harm with 20 goals conceded, making it impossible for Girona to win many points.
Real Madrid’s head-to-head record against Girona is generally outstanding. Real destroyed Girona with a total of 7-0 in the previous two matches. In the last 10 matches, Real Madrid won 6, drew 1 and lost 3 against Girona.