Three days before their continental clash against Naples, Real Madrid have put their heads back together. Traveling to the surprise guest of this start of the La Liga season, Girona, Carlo Ancelotti’s men dominated their opponent in great width (0-3), still undefeated before this evening. If the observation round lasted five minutes, the time to see the headers of Herrera (3rd) then Tsygankov (4th) worry Kepa, Bellingham will not have waited long to perpetuate the legacy of its beginning exceptional season. Influential, confusing, the Englishman shattered the Catalan defense after 17 minutes of play.
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With a remote controlled serve from the outside of the foot, it was he who allowed Joselu to score his 4th goal of the season in La Liga (0-1, 17th). Real poison by his movements, the former Dortmund could have put on his usual goalscoring costume in an action where he definitely did everything at Blind (28th), then again in the second half by doing it twice (64th ). But as patience is a virtue for the Englishman, as evidenced by his repeated goals in added time, he did it again by scoring with a beautiful volley seven minutes later to consolidate his place as top scorer in the championship with 6 achievements (0-3, 71st).
Tchouaméni XXL, Vinícius Júnior shy
At the same time, this evening was also that of Aurélien Tchouaméni. Sovereign in his zone, valuable in recovery, inspired, the Frenchman also scored his first goal with Real Madrid following a corner from Toni Kroos (21st, 0-2). However, the same cannot be said for Vinícius. Returning from injury after more than a month of absence, the Brazilian gave the impression of playing with restraint. Facing his compatriot Couto, he struggled to express himself, despite the permanent contribution of the stainless and impassable Camavinga, still excellent at the left-back position.
At the end of the match, Nacho Fernandez spoiled the party by being sent off following a killer tackle on Portu (90+3rd). But in any case, Real Madrid supporters can be reassured on the sidelines of their club’s trip to Naples on Tuesday (9:00 p.m.), as part of the second day of the Champions League. The defeat against rival Atlético six days ago seems to have been put in the box of bad memories, and what’s more, Real is now leader of the championship to the detriment of its other historic rival, FC Barcelona.
