The top of LaLiga is painted in merengue after Real Madrid beat Girona 3-0 at the Montilivi Municipal Stadium. Despite the result, the teams led by Carlo Ancelotti had a difficult start against one of the teams also fighting for the top places in the championship.
The local team issued a warning in the 4th minute when Ukrainian Viktor Tsyhankov crashed the ball against the post. However, the Madrid team made two precise strikes within five minutes.
In the 17th minute, Joselu took advantage of a cross from Jude Bellingham into the penalty area and opened the scoring in favor of Real Madrid. Girona didn’t have time to process the 1-0 lead as Aurélien Tchouaméni extended the lead with a header into the corner in the 21st minute after a corner from Toni Kroos.
This was the French midfielder’s first goal for the Merengue team in 59 competitive games. He had not scored a goal with his club since May 6, 2022, during his time with Monaco in Ligue 1.
Real Madrid’s victory was sealed by Bellingham, who completed a superb counterattack to make it 3-0, their second successive LaLiga win.
With this result, the Meringues are at the top of the Spanish competition, 1 point ahead of Barcelona, while Girona are in third place, 2 points behind the top.
“The team was good. A solid and powerful game. It was known that damage could occur. Girona plays good football. We did damage whenever we could and we stayed in control in the defensive phase. “In these games, solidity is the most important thing,” Ancelotti explained after the game.
Likewise, Jude Bellingham solidified himself as the tournament’s top scorer with a total of 6 goals in 7 games played.
Real Madrid are set to put an end to the Spanish league as they visit Napoli for Matchday 2 of the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday. The Meringues will then host Osasuna in the ninth round of LaLiga on Saturday.