Real Madrid-Girona: Vinicius unleashed, Couto was not sharp... the tops and the flops

TOPS

The Brazilian winger was in all the right places. From the start of the match Vinicius showed the way from the start of the match. Inspired by his first action, the winger moves towards the center and tries his luck by curling his shot perfectly. Helpless, Gazzaniga can only watch as the leather ends up in the back of his net (1-0, 5th). Unleashed, the Brazilian did not stop challenging his defenders to a duel in this first act. At the half-hour mark, he serves Belingham perfectly from the middle with a sublime outside foot. Until his exit in the 76th, he continued to turn the heads of the Girona defense. A complete performance for the Real striker who is in good shape before the Champions League.

The English midfielder once again shined in the midfield. Jude Bellingham showed once again that it was the future but also the present of the Real Madrid midfielder. Positioned higher than usual, the Englishman went on the offensive and even scored a nice double (35th, 54th). Also present in recovery, the midfielder was again present in several positions. With Modric on the bench at kick-off, the Madrid midfield was almost unaffected as the young Englishman was so complete.

FLOPS

Girona's attackers lacked realism throughout this meeting. From the start, the surprising Real runners-up never really worried the Madrid goalkeeper. Lacking realism and technical accuracy, offensive players will never find the fault. Because of this lack of realism, the Catalans remain in second place in the ranking.

The Girona side did not achieve much in this part. Yan Couto missed his shots on the few occasions when he decided to project himself, too often forgetting his teammates. Against Vinicius, he suffered throughout the match and it did not improve when Güler entered. He conceded a penalty in the final moments of this match which could have made the score even worse, but Joselu failed to hit the post.