In the early morning of February 11, a heavyweight battle in the 24th round of La Liga was played between Real Madrid and Girona. In the "Battle of Tianwang Mountain" in this battle for the top spot, Real Madrid relied on Bellingham's brace and Vinicius and Rodrygo's goals to defeat Girona 4-0 and win this battle for the top spot worth 6 points, leaving off the opponent in the standings and leading by 5 points.
In this game, both sides have important players absent. On the Real Madrid side, German central defender Rudiger, who was injured in the game with Getafe and missed the Madrid derby, was selected for the squad, but his left thigh injury aggravated under the pre-match inspection and needed to rest for 2 weeks, and he will miss the first leg of the Champions League 1/8 knockout round with Girona and RB Leipzig away in midweek.
To that end, Carlo Ancelotti continued to use Carvajal in midfield, and the Spaniard also wore the captain's armband for this game, and he was joined by French defender Tchouameni, who returned from suspension and also played in central defence. Elsewhere, they were largely the same as they were against Atletico last time, with Bellingham, Vinicius Jr. and Rodrygo continuing to form the attacking trident. For Girona, veteran central defender Blind and midfielder Herrera have both suffered suspensions, which has a great impact on the team's central defense.
Before the game, players from both sides observed a moment of silence for the previously deceased legendary Real Madrid goalkeeper Miguel Ángel. In the 6th minute of the game, Vinicius made a series of breakthroughs on the left side, and hit a super world wave with his right foot directly from the left side of the penalty area, and the ball hit the right post and bounced into the goal, 1-0! Real Madrid got off to a dream start in this battle for the top spot.
After taking the lead, Real Madrid took advantage of the situation to play the best defensive counterattack, and the attack is still unabated, the 34-year-old German midfielder Kroos played well, and his dispatch in front of the defensive line has become the most important means of Real Madrid's offensive and defensive transition. In the 23rd minute, Camavin blessed, the ball ran wildly down the middle, and was pushed down by Girona captain Juanpe, who replaced Blind, in front of the penalty line, and Valverde's subsequent low free-kick was held by the opposing goalkeeper. In the 32nd minute, Bellingham intercepted the ball on the right side of the front of the penalty area and hit the goal with his left foot wide of the right post.
In the 35th minute, Real Madrid expanded the score on the field. Vinicius took the ball near the left sideline, gave a beautiful diagonal long pass with the outside of his right foot, Bellingham inserted it at high speed in the middle, deducted the goalkeeper and hit the empty goal with his left foot, 2-0! Belinge scored his 20th goal of the season, Vinicius contributed 1 pass and 1 shot, Real Madrid led the opponent by two goals at halftime.
In the second half of the game, Real Madrid continued their offensive on the field. In the 53rd minute, Vinicius broke through two people on the left side and hit the goal from a small angle was saved, and Bellingham quickly inserted a supplementary shot to make it 3-0! Then, to be conservative, Carlo Ancelotti brought on Brahim Dias to replace Bellingham, who was swollen with a left foot.
In the 61st minute, Vinicius steals Victor near the midfield, Rodrygo breaks through with the ball in the middle and smashes the Huanglong, and hits the goal with his right foot from the front of the penalty area, 4-0! After conceding the goal, the Girona players comforted right-back Victor, who had a sluggish performance today and was linked to a transfer scandal with Real Madrid.
Since then, there have been a number of changes in both positions, with Brahim Dias, who replaced Vinicius, hitting wide in the box on both occasions. In the 86th minute, Victor, who had an average performance in the game, shot slightly wide in front of the penalty area. In the 89th minute, Güler's breakthrough caused Victor to foul in the box, and the referee awarded Real Madrid a penalty. Joselu took the penalty but hit the left-hand post and Real Madrid missed the chance to extend the lead again.
In the end, Real Madrid achieved tactical suppression throughout the game, defeating Girona 4-0 at home, with 19 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss in 24 rounds of games, accumulating 61 points, 5 points higher than Girona, who lost this game, and 11 points ahead of Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, which were not played in this round, and winning the league championship is in a good situation.
In the next game, Real Madrid will go to Germany at 4 a.m. on February 14 to play the first leg of the Champions League 1/8 knockout round, against Leipzig, who have had a mediocre record recently. After that, Real Madrid will travel to face league rivals Rayo Vallecano.