Spanish LALIGA

Real Madrid vs Girona, 2024-25 LALIGA

· Spanish LALIGA
Real Madrid
  • 41': Luka Modric
  • 83': Vinícius Júnior
FT
2 - 0
Girona

    Real Madrid beat Girona to move level on points with Barcelona

    A blistering first-half volley by Luka Modric and a late Vinicius Jr strike helped Real Madrid to a 2-0 home victory over Girona on Sunday, snapping a three-game winless run and moving the champions up to second place in LaLiga behind Barcelona.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Brahim Díaz (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 2': Foul by Daley Blind (Girona).
    • 5': Corner, Girona. Conceded by Ferland Mendy.
    • 5': Attempt saved. Arnau Martínez (Girona) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Oriol Romeu.
    • 6': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
    • 6': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by David López.
    • 7': Attempt missed. Rodrygo (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Luka Modric.
    • 10': Attempt missed. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left.
    • 12': Brahim Díaz (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 12': Foul by Daley Blind (Girona).
    • 15': Attempt missed. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
    • 16': Attempt blocked. Viktor Tsyhankov (Girona) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Donny van de Beek.
    • 17': Corner, Girona. Conceded by Raúl Asencio.
    • 20': Corner, Girona. Conceded by Ferland Mendy.
    • 24': Attempt blocked. Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
    • 25': Foul by Arnau Martínez (Girona).
    • 25': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Luka Modric (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
    • 28': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Iván Martín.
    • 28': Attempt blocked. Rodrygo (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luka Modric.
    • 30': Attempt saved. Donny van de Beek (Girona) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Arnaut Danjuma.
    • 30': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Ladislav Krejcí.
    • 32': Attempt missed. Viktor Tsyhankov (Girona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Arnaut Danjuma.
    • 33': Attempt blocked. Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
    • 33': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Ladislav Krejcí.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Rodrygo (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Luka Modric following a corner.
    • 37': Arnaut Danjuma (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Foul by Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid).
    • 38': Offside, Girona. Arnaut Danjuma is caught offside.
    • 39': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Donny van de Beek.
    • 40': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Iván Martín.
    • 41': Goal! Real Madrid 1, Girona 0. Luka Modric (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner following a corner.
    • 45': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Arnau Martínez.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Brahim Díaz (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Miguel Gutiérrez (Girona).
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Real Madrid 1, Girona 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Real Madrid 1, Girona 0.
    • 51': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Daley Blind.
    • 52': Attempt blocked. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Luka Modric.
    • 52': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by David López.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé following a corner.
    • 55': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Ladislav Krejcí.
    • 56': Offside, Girona. Arnaut Danjuma is caught offside.
    • 56': Substitution, Girona. Arthur replaces Donny van de Beek.
    • 58': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Ferland Mendy.
    • 62': Attempt blocked. Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Rodrygo.
    • 64': Foul by Ladislav Krejcí (Girona).
    • 64': Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 64': Ladislav Krejcí (Girona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Luka Modric with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 66': Substitution, Girona. Jhon Solís replaces Oriol Romeu.
    • 66': Substitution, Girona. Bryan Gil replaces Iván Martín.
    • 66': Substitution, Girona. Yáser Asprilla replaces Arnaut Danjuma.
    • 70': Foul by Jhon Solís (Girona).
    • 70': Luka Modric (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Jhon Solís (Girona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 73': Substitution, Real Madrid. Dani Ceballos replaces Brahim Díaz.
    • 73': Substitution, Real Madrid. Eduardo Camavinga replaces David Alaba.
    • 74': Attempt missed. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Eduardo Camavinga with a through ball.
    • 75': Substitution, Girona. Bojan Miovski replaces Miguel Gutiérrez.
    • 79': Foul by Daley Blind (Girona).
    • 79': Rodrygo (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luka Modric with a through ball.
    • 80': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Ladislav Krejcí.
    • 80': Attempt missed. Rodrygo (Real Madrid) header from very close range misses to the right.
    • 83': Attempt missed. Yáser Asprilla (Girona) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bojan Miovski.
    • 83': Goal! Real Madrid 2, Girona 0. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé with a through ball following a fast break.
    • 85': Corner, Girona. Conceded by Lucas Vázquez.
    • 86': Substitution, Real Madrid. Antonio Rüdiger replaces Luka Modric.
    • 86': Attempt blocked. Yáser Asprilla (Girona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 87': Corner, Girona. Conceded by Lucas Vázquez.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Rodrygo (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Eduardo Camavinga.
    • 90': Substitution, Real Madrid. Endrick replaces Vinícius Júnior.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Dani Ceballos.
    • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Endrick.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Real Madrid 2, Girona 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Real Madrid 2, Girona 0.

    Statistics

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    7 Fouls 1
    2 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 0
    5 Corner Kicks 11
    3 Saves 2
    36.9 Possession 63.1
    6 SHOTS 22
    2 ON GOAL 5
    0.3 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    350 Accurate Passes 634
    385 Passes 676
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
    1 Accurate Crosses 2
    17 Crosses 14
    0.1 Cross % 0.1
    30 Long Balls 35
    20 Accurate Long Balls 26
    0.7 Long Balls % 0.7
    2 Blocked Shots 5
    8 Effective Tackles 7
    15 Tackles 9
    0.5 Tackle % 0.8
    9 Interceptions 5
    24 Effective Clearances 17
    24 Clearances 17

    Game Information

    Competition: Spanish LALIGA

    Venue: Santiago Bernabéu
    Location: Madrid, Spain
    Attendance: 74,028

    LALIGA Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Barcelona 32 +56 73
    2 Real Madrid 32 +34 69
    3 Atlético Madrid 32 +26 63
    4 Athletic Club 32 +23 57
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    RMA Real Madrid (4-2-2-2)

    No. Name
    1 Thibaut Courtois (GK)
    4 David Alaba
    35 Raúl Asencio
    23 Ferland Mendy
    17 Lucas Vázquez
    10 Luka Modric
    14 Aurélien Tchouaméni
    7 Vinícius Júnior
    9 Kylian Mbappé
    11 Rodrygo
    21 Brahim Díaz
    Real Madrid Substitutes:
    Dani Ceballos, Fran García, Endrick, Arda Güler, Andriy Lunin, Jesús Vallejo, Eduardo Camavinga, Antonio Rüdiger, Fran González, Federico Valverde.

    GIR Girona (3-4-1-2)

    No. Name
    13 Paulo Gazzaniga (GK)
    18 Ladislav Krejcí Yellow Card
    17 Daley Blind
    5 David López
    14 Oriol Romeu
    23 Iván Martín
    6 Donny van de Beek
    3 Miguel Gutiérrez
    4 Arnau Martínez
    11 Arnaut Danjuma
    8 Viktor Tsygankov
    Girona Substitutes:
    Gabriel Misehouy, Bryan Gil, Abel Ruiz, Portu, Bojan Miovski, Alejandro Francés, Arthur, Yáser Asprilla, Juan Carlos, Jhon Solís, Juanpe, Cristhian Stuani.

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