This time it couldn't be and the almighty Madrid woke Girona from its sleep by inflicting the first defeat of the season. The whites were able to shake off last year's thorn and, with great success in the final meters as a differential factor, they comfortably beat the Girona players with goals from Joselu, Tchouaméni and Bellingham. In this way, Ancelotti's men regain the lead in the First Division, sending the people from Girona to third position.
Now, despite the theoretical superiority of the whites, Girona came out with the same bravery as always and with the confidence that these first results of the season had given them. And that immediately translated into two very clear opportunities. Because just starting first Yangel Herrera could have opened the scoring by sending a header from the right over the crossbar and, immediately afterwards, Tsygankov could have done the same, also with a header, crashing a ball into the post after a cross from the left. It seemed as if the whites had learned nothing from the goals conceded in the derby against Atlético a week ago.
On the other hand, in attack, they were recognizable early and as lethal as usual because after fifteen minutes, on their first arrival at the rival area, they already saw the goal. It was thanks to a cross with the outside of Bellingham's foot that Joselu, coming from behind and beating Blind's back, converted from point-blank range, beating Gazzaniga, who had made an attempt to block.
A Blind that did not have the best afternoon since a few minutes later he appeared again in the photo of Madrid's second goal. On this occasion because he let Tchouaméni shoot at will and completely alone inside the area after a corner. The minutes passed but Girona's suffering did not and Bellingham could have scored the third if it had not been for the Girona goalkeeper, quite inspired in the one-on-one.
It was evident that the two goals had left the home team affected, and since then it has been much more difficult for them to have dangerous chances again, despite the attempts of Tsygankov and Savinho, who was very well covered throughout the game by Rüdiger. and the recovered Carvajal. A white defensive line with the surprise of Camavinga, who was in charge of trying to solve the problems that Madrid has on the left side and who, in this way, abandoned the midfield, giving it up to Tchouaméni, Fede Valverde and Kroos. The German forced Gazzaniga to show off before the break by deflecting a powerful shot from the edge of the area with his fingertips.
Minutes later, however, the one who was providential for his team was Kepa, who stopped a shot, again with a header, from David López, lately full of confidence both in defense and attack. But everything that had entered in the last games, there was no way against Madrid and perhaps for that reason, Míchel decided to risk a little more and replace him to bring in more attackers, with the Portu-Stuani duo. The Madrid coach's bet did not work either and far from closing the gap, the people from Girona ended up conceding another goal, from Bellingham.
Minutes later, Ancelotti also replaced the Englishman to give him minutes of rest again, as well as Vinícius who, still lacking form, went practically unnoticed throughout the game. Míchel, for his part, also did the same with Savinho, who in the final stretch gave his place to Pablo Torre.
With the match already decided, tempers were frayed by a wild tackle by Nacho on Portu that inexplicably Pulido Santana only penalized with a yellow card until the VAR said otherwise. Nacho's expulsion sparked a dispute between the two teams while the Girona striker left the field on a stretcher and with obvious gestures of pain.
