The sensational story of Girona footballers does not end. The underrated club defeated the famous Atlético Madrid 4-3 in the 19th round of the Spanish league and has the same points as the leader Real. The latter narrowly beat Mallorca thanks to Rüdiger’s goal.
It was a wild first half at the Girona Stadium. The home side took the lead in the 2nd minute with Valery’s shot at the back post, but Morat equalized after a quarter of an hour.
In the 26th and 39th, the Catalans struck again thanks to Sávia and Blind, shortly before the break, Morata reduced again.
The Spanish representative completed a hat trick in the 54th minute, when he also scored in the third after running into the goal from the right side and shooting to the far post.
Morata scored the second hat-trick of his career in La Liga and is second on the scorers’ table with 12 strikes this season.
However, Girona eventually won their first league win over Atlético. In the first minute of setup, Martín made a breakthrough with a hidden shot in the penalty area. His team extended their unbeaten streak to 13 competitive matches.
Mallorca defeated Real 1:0 in the last match between them in February and went for points today as well, hitting the goal structure twice.
On the other side, Díaz aimed a header at the bar, and in the 78th minute, Rüdiger made his way through the air after a corner kick.
The German stopper scored his second league goal in the shirt of the Madrid big club, and he made his mark again against Mallorca.
Real confirmed their excellent home record, dropping points only once in a draw with Vallecano in 12 competitive matches at their stadium this season.
Spanish Football League – Round 19:
Girona – Atlético Madrid 4:3 (2. Valery, 26. Sávio, 39. Blind, 90.+1 Martín – 14., 44. to 54. Morata), Real Madrid – Mallorca 1:0 (78. Rüdiger), Granada – Cadiz 2:0 (22. Uzuni, 70. Zaragoza), Celta Vigo – Betis Sevilla 2:1 (16. Aspas z pen., 90.+6 Swedberg – 6. Ruibal)
1. Real Madrid 19 15 3 1 40:11 48 2. Girona 19 15 3 1 46:24 48 3. Atlético Madrid 19 12 2 5 39:23 38 4. FC Barcelona 18 11 5 2 34:21 38 5. Bilbao 18 10 5 3 34:19 35 6. San Sebastian 19 8 8 3 30:19 32 7. Betis Sevilla 19 6 10 3 21:20 28 8. Getafe 19 6 8 5 24:25 26 9. Valencia 19 7 5 7 22:23 26 10. Las Palmas 18 7 4 7 15:15 25 11. Vallecano 19 5 8 6 18:24 23 12. Pamplona 18 5 4 9 21:29 19 13. Villarreal 19 5 4 10 27:38 19 14 Mallorca 19 3 9 7 17:23 18 15. Alavés 19 4 5 10 15:25 17 16. FC Sevilla 18 3 7 8 23:25 16 17. Celta Vigo 19 3 7 9 20:29 16 18. Cádiz 19 2 9 8 14:26 15 19. Granada 19 2 5 12 22:40 11 20. Almería 18 0 5 13 19:42 5
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