On the evening of October 30, Beijing time, the 12th round of La Liga continued, with defending champion Real Madrid playing Girona at home. In terms of value, Real Madrid's entire team is worth as much as 830 million euros, while Girona is only 91.6 million, a clear gap.
In the Champions League in mid-last week, Real Madrid lost 3-2 away to Bundesliga powerhouse RB Leipzig, ending a 16-match unbeaten run at the start of the season. However, in La Liga, Real Madrid are relatively stable, with four wins and one draw in the last five rounds, and 10 wins in 11 rounds, ranking second in the table with 31 points.
Girona are promoted this season, with two draws and three defeats in the last five rounds, and are second from bottom in the table, but only one point away from the relegation zone.
As is customary, Ancelotti announced the starting line-up two hours in advance, with Valverde, Rodrigo, Vinicius, Modric, Camavinga, Kroos, Carvajal, Rudiger, Alaba, Ferran Mendy and Courtois playing, and Benzema taking a rotation. According to statistics, a total of 58,367 fans came to the Bernabeu, which shows the attraction of Real Madrid.
After the start of the game, Real Madrid did not take the initiative to speed up, and both teams played unhurriedly, even a little dull! In the 4th minute, Modric scored from the edge of the box and Camavinga followed with a right-footed shot that was deflected.
In the 19th minute, Herrera sent in a cross from the right, Valeri leaned over and almost broke the goal, the ball grazed the post and went out of bounds, and Real Madrid escaped.
In the 23rd minute, Valverde tapped back from the right side of the box and Rodrigo responded with a low shot that bounced off the post and Real Madrid failed to break the deadlock.
In the 37th minute, Valeri forced a breakthrough from the left, shook off Carvajal and returned the reverse triangle, Herrera did not adjust his left-footed volley, smashed it on the crossbar and bounced back, and Real Madrid escaped again.
Real Madrid have failed to take advantage of the relegation team, and Carlo Ancelotti's expression is grim. Real Madrid are still invincible, and Carlo Ancelotti made a decisive substitution, replacing the underperforming Camavinga with Asensio.
In the 70th minute, Real Madrid played tacit cooperation at the front of the box, Carvajal sent a straight stop, Valverde crossed from a low level, Rodrigo made a false shot, Vinicius sent the ball into the empty goal from the back point, and finally broke the deadlock, 1-0!
In the 72nd minute, Kroos suddenly made a long ball, Carvajal crossed from the right, Asensio adjusted slightly, and his left-footed shot was actually saved, and Real Madrid failed to kill the game.
In the 79th minute, Girona's cross from a corner hit Asensio's arm and the referee watched the VAR replay and awarded a penalty. Then, Stuyani, who came on as a substitute, hit the shot, and the score became 1-1!
In the 86th minute, Carlo Ancelotti made successive substitutions, with Mariano and Militan coming off the bench. In the 89th minute, there was controversy when Mariano sent in a cross from inside the box, Rodrigo made a tackle and then fired himself into the net, but the referee considered him guilty of a foul and the goal was nullified.
In the 91st minute, Kroos fouled and received his second yellow card, two yellows turned and one red was sent off, and Real Madrid played one less man.
In the 97th minute, Girona goalkeeper Gazzaniga cramped and Carlo Ancelotti smiled bitterly on the sidelines.
In the end, Real Madrid was forced to draw 1-1 at home by Girona, ending a four-game winning streak in La Liga. It is worth mentioning that Real Madrid have conceded points twice this season, both on mid-to-lower teams. As a result, Real Madrid returned to the top of the table, but only one point ahead of Barca.