At 4:30 a.m. Beijing time on January 4, 2024, the 19th round of the 2023-24 La Liga season continued, with Girona hosting Atletico Madrid. In this game, the two sides staged a goal battle, a total of 7 goals, of which Morata completed a hat trick, but Atletico Madrid lost this game, and finally Girona beat Atletico Madrid 4-3.
Only 2 minutes into the game, Pablo Torre sent a diagonal pass to Valeri Fernandez, Fernandez scored from outside the penalty area, Girona got off to a dream start, 1-0! Atletico Madrid, who was fighting away, did not fall behind for too long, in the 14th minute, Griezmann gave the ball to Morata, and Morata scored the equalizer with a low shot in the penalty area, 1-1.
With his goal, Morata moved him into a double-double in La Liga this season. In the 27th minute, Ivan Martin's shot in the box was saved, and Savio scored from the back of the net to give Girona a 2-1 lead over Atletico again. In the 39th minute, Doffbeek passed the ball in the penalty area to Blind in front of the goal, and Blind completed the goal to expand the score, 3-1.
In the 44th minute, De Paul sent a direct pass to Morata, who burst into the penalty area with the ball and stabbed the goal to complete the brace, Atletico Madrid 2-3 Girona. In the 45th minute, Morata volleyed home from a cross in the penalty area, but Morata was offside when he received the ball, so his goal was disallowed.
In the 54th minute, De Paul made a short pass to Morata, who scored a hat-trick on the right side of the penalty area and helped Atletico equalize again, 3-3, which is Morata's 12th goal in La Liga this season, and he is currently tied for second in La Liga with 12 goals, second only to Bellingham. In stoppage time, Ivan Martin scored as Girona beat Atletico Madrid 4-3 at home.
After winning this game, Girona is unbeaten in 11 consecutive rounds of La Liga, and more importantly, Girona continues to bite the points with Real Madrid, which is currently 48 points, Real Madrid leads the La Liga standings, Girona is in second place, Atletico Madrid is ranked 3rd in La Liga, and Barcelona is 10 points behind the top of the table without playing in this round.