Shocking defeat for Real Madrid, the current champions in La Liga. Girona, who are ninth in the points table, defeated the mighty Real by four goals against two.
Argentine striker Valentin Castellanos scored all four goals for Girona. With this, Castellanos became the first player to score four goals against Real Madrid in 75 years in La Liga. In December 1947 Esteban Echeverría scored five goals for Real Oviedo against Real. Vinicius Jr. and Lucas Vazquez returned the goals for Real.
Real’s La Liga hopes are almost over with the defeat. Royal went into the away match without goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois and striker Karim Benzema with a leg injury. Girona took the lead in the 12th minute of the match. Castellanos netted with a beautiful header. The player increased the lead in the 24th minute. In the 33rd minute, Vinicius Jr reduced Real’s lead.
Castellanos netted again for Girona less than a minute into the second half. Castellanos hammered the final nail in Real’s chest in the 61st minute. In the 84th minute, Lucas Vazquez sealed the sting of Real’s defeat. Castellanos is a player who came to Girona on loan from Major League Soccer club New York City. The player scored 11 goals for Girona in the season.
In the Major League Soccer 2021 season, the player won the gold medal with 19 goals from 32 matches. He is also the second youngest player to score 50 goals in the league. After playing in clubs in Chile and Uruguay, the star came to the New York City club in 2018.
Real is second in the league with 65 points from 31 matches. 76 points for Barcelona who played one less game. 11 point lead. With eight matches left in the league, Barcelona can clinch the title if they get 11 points.
2023-04-26 02:44:42
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