Participant rankings as Bellingham and Mbappe rating comfy win

Actual Madrid returned to profitable methods on Saturday night time, profitable 3-0 at Girona to shut the hole behind Barcelona on the high of La Liga.

Each groups entered the competitors harm by midweek defeats. Whereas Real Madrid had been overwhelmed within the league by Athletic Membership, Girona's untimely Copa del Rey marketing campaign got here to a humiliating finish with a penalty shootout defeat to fourth-placed Logrones.

The hosts rapidly overcame their current setback and began the higher aspect. But, as is commonly the case in video games towards Actual Madrid, whereas they have a look at their weakest, they rating.

Jude Bellingham pulled the guests forward within the thirty sixth minute, pouncing on a unfastened ball that rolled across the penalty space. After one other robust begin to the second half, Madrid struck as soon as extra, Bellingham placing Arda Guler past Girona's excessive backline ten minutes after the restart.

Kylian Mbappé, the subject of so much conflict In current weeks he suffered one other disappointing show, however he rushed over Luka Modric's flick within the 62nd minute. Regardless of a desperately tight angle, the Frenchman discovered area to smash the ball underneath the outstretched hand of Paulo Gazzaniga.

Madrid's victory put them two factors behind Barcelona with a recreation in hand after the Catalans lost points against Real Betis earlier Saturday.

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Unused substitutes: Andrew Lunin (GK), Sergio Mestre (GK), Jesus Vallejo

Participant of the match – Jude Bellingham (Actual Madrid)

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