Real Madrid were held by their neighbor Rayo Vallecano (0-0) on Sunday at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium, leaving Girona alone at the top of the Spanish championship on the 12th day.
Unable to find the fault despite a clear domination, the Madrilenians are relegated two points behind the Catalans, who continued their almost perfect start to the season on Saturday with a tenth victory on the Osasuna pitch (4-2). Jude Bellingham, the 20-year-old English prodigy who became the providential Merengue man, this time was unable to save his team from a frustrating but not necessarily scandalous draw, as Carlo Ancelotti's men were so sluggish.