The Madrid team definitively threw in the towel at Montilivi and left the league title in the hands of Barcelona
Doubts return to the whites after completing a lousy game in all sections
Real Madrid definitely threw away the towel in Montilivi and left the league title in the hands of Barcelona after conceding an unexpected win against a Girona team that practically ensured their permanence. The four goals from Taty Castellanos broke the dynamic of good results that Carlo Ancelotti had set himself as an objective ahead of the Cup final and the Champions League semifinals and caused doubts to return to Real Madrid. The 4-2 left Militao in a very bad place, especially, who appeared in the photo in all four goals.
DATA SHEET
Santander League
GIR
RMA
LINEUPS
Girona
Gazzaniga, Arnau, Santi Bueno, Juanpe, Miguel (Javi Hernández, 88′), Iván Martín (Artero, 92′), Yan Couto, Oriol Romeu, Riquelme (Reinier, 88′), Tsygankov (Valery, 72′) and Taty Castellanos (Stuani, 72′).
real Madrid
Lunin, Carvajal (Lucas Vázquez, 79′), Militao, Rüdiger, Nacho (Camavinga, 52′), Fede Valverde, Kroos, Modric (Tchouaméni, 64′), Marco Asensio, Rodrygo (Mariano, 79′) and Vinícius.
goals
1-0, Taty Castellanos (12′); 2-0, Taty Castellanos (24′); 2-1, Vinicius (34′); 3-1, Taty Castellanos (46′); 4-1, Taty Castellano (62′); 4-2, Lucas Vazquez (85′).
Referee
Iglesias Villanueva (Galician committee). He admonished Vinicius (37′), Arnau (43′) and Militao (65′).
incidents
Match corresponding to matchday 31 of the Santander League played at the Estadi de Montilivi in the presence of 13,000 spectators.
The Madrid team recovered old customs in Montilivi and he went out to play without the tension or the ambition that he had exhibited in his previous games. At the start it seemed that the Whites were going to maintain cruising speed and score the three points without breaking a sweat, but it was a mirage. Rodrygo was about to open the scoring in the first minute, but his back-heel shot was cleared for a corner by Juanpe and shortly afterwards Nacho and Fede Valverde put Gazzaniga to the test.
Real Madrid did not have the effectiveness that Girona exhibited in their first two arrivals, culminated by Taty Castellanos at 12′ and 24′ in plays that left the visiting defense in a very bad place. The worst stop was undoubtedly Militao, who was portrayed in the second play by measuring very badly and giving the Girona striker the option to stand in front of Lunin, whom he beat with a shot that slipped under his legs. Previously Castellanos had already beaten the Madrid goalkeeper (Courtois fell out of the squad due to gastroenteritis) with a header from Miguel’s cross.
OVERDRIVE
The Madrid team entrusted itself to Vinicius in attack, who was the only one who seemed to come out with the usual attitude, although that also implied a constant overacting and a string of protests that should have sent him to the locker room before the break, although Iglesias Villanueva only dared to show him a card.
The Brazilian was the only one who tried it over and over again without rest and in the end He achieved the prize of 2-1 by heading from point blank range a precise cross to the far post by Marco Asensio. Real Madrid pressed, but without creating many more clear chances. Girona, who defended tooth and nail at the back, still had three more chances to extend their lead, but this time neither Castellanos, nor Riquelme, nor Yan Couto were on target against Lunin.
Real Madrid smelled the comeback, but took the final blow just start the second part. A cross from the right by Yan Couto allowed Castellanos to punish Lunin again. The 3-1 already seemed definitive, but Girona did not settle.
NTH MISTAKE
The Madrid team had the ball, but abusing passes with hardly any depth. Vinicius, who was sent off several times by the referee, was losing steam, obsessed as he was at that moment with winning the war on his own account, and Míchel’s team once again took advantage of Militao’s umpteenth mistake to score the 4th -1. again it was Castellanos the one who headed a center from Riquelme after winning the game against the Brazilian central defender.
The rest of the game was an exercise in impotence for the white team, which lowered its arms in surrender even though He managed to make up the score a bit thanks once again to the determination of Vinicius, the only one who rebelled against defeat. The Brazilian reached the bottom line and gave Lucas Vázquez a 4-2 lead.