Real Madrid either fails
Those of Ancelotti, with goals from Modric and Vinícius, bend Girona and tie points with the leader Barça
MADRID, 23 Feb. (EUROPA PRESS) –
Real Madrid has surpassed Girona (2-0) this Sunday in the twenty-fifth day of LaLig to the white club keep the pulse for the lead and complicate the moment of the Catalan team.
A whip from outside the area of the Croatian midfielder in the 41st minute and the success of Thibaut Courtois under sticks held those of Carlo Ancelotti in the first half, who kept the thrust of Míchel at bay and that ended their hopes with another both vinícius when the game died.
In this way, Real Madrid reaches 54 points, the same ones that first keep FC Barcelona, and continue to press the culé box. Los Gironís, with three consecutive losses and 31 units, move away from the possibility of repeating European presence next year.
Vinícius personified the white impetus in the first minutes of the crash, with a couple of arrivals that warned the visiting goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga. Arnau Martínez responded with a shot that forced Tibaut Courtois to act, and in the same play it was Kylian Mbappé who was about to score after receiving a wine pass from Vinícius. As soon as the 6th minute had been fulfilled.
Already in 27, Gazzaniga took a providential hand to disrupt a clear occasion of Brahim, and just when the half hour of the game was completed it was Courtois that made another saving stop and began a backlash that they could not take advantage of the Madrid strikers.
It had to be veteran Luka Modric who unleashed the duel for Carlo Ancelotti just a few minutes before the break; After a corner kick, the ball reached the front of the area, where the Croatian midfielder controlled him and spliced a volley that housed with a beautiful parable in the Gironí goal (min.41).
At the return of changing rooms, Lucas Vázquez tried to surprise with a whipping that left near the rival goal, and Arnaut Danjuma offered the replica in a hand to hand before the Belgian goalkeeper who could not take advantage of, although the neutralized action outside of previous game.
Already in 58, the crossbar repelled a vinícius shot, and Ladislav Krejci frustrated another Madrid occasion by plugging a dangerous pass from Rodrygo to Mbappé. Míchel looked for the reaction on the bench and made a triple change in 66, giving entrance to Jhon Solís, Bryan Gil and an Asprilla yaaser who warned just going out overflowing Ferland Mendy and taking out a chut that went high.
Mbappé forgave in 79 with a shot to the center when he was planted alone against Gazzaniga, but Vinícius was in charge of ending the uncertainty in the final stretch; In a great departure from Modric, the Frenchman put a pass to the hole so that the Brazilian only had to push it (min.83).
Now, those of Ancelotti already think about the Wednesday’s Copa del Rey Semifinals meeting against Real Sociedad in Donosti, beginning of a hard month where the round of 16 of the Champions League against Atlético de Madrid .
Data Sheet.
-RESULT: Real Madrid, 2-Girona FC, 0 (1-0, at rest).
–Alineations.
REAL MALD: Curturing; Various Lucas, Assessment, Blood (Camaving, min.73), Mendy; Education, Modric (Rüdiger, mine. Vinicius (Endrick, mine.
Girona FC: Gazzaniga; Arnau, David López, Krejci, Blind; Oriol Romeu (Jhon Solís, min.66), Iván Martín (Bryan Gil, min.66); TSYGANKOV, Van de Beek (Arthur, Min.56), Miguel Gutiérrez (Miovski, Min.75); and Danjuma (Asprilla, min.66).
–Goles:
1-0, min.41: Modric.
2-0, min.83: Vinicius.
–Arbitro: Cuadra Fernández (C. Balear). He admonished Krejci (min.64) and Jhon Solís (min.70) by Girona.
-Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu. 74,028 spectators.