The top two in La Liga face off when Real Madrid visit surprise leaders Girona on Saturday night.
Girona have enjoyed a wonderful start to the season as one of only two unbeaten teams in La Liga, the other being Barcelona. With six wins and a draw, they’re a point ahead of Real Madrid whose recent stumble leaves them with work to do.
Having lost the derby to Atletico Madrid, Carlo Ancelotti’s side did bounce back by beating Las Palmas.
Here’s all you need to know about Madrid’s La Liga clash with Girona this weekend.
Girona vs Real Madrid H2H Record (Last Five Games)
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What makes Girona’s start to the season so impressive is that they are without a number of first-team players who would improve the squad. Bernardo Espinosa, Borja Garcia, Joel Roca, Ricard Artero and Toni Villa are all out injured at the moment.
There’s a strong chance the same starting XI will be named from the victory over Villarreal, which was their fifth win in a row.
Girona predicted lineup vs Real Madrid (4-5-1): Gazzaniga; A. Martinez, E. Garcia, D. Lopez, Gutierrez; Tsygankov, Herrera, A. Garcia, Martin, Savio; Dovbyk.
Real Madrid have endured plenty of injury issues this season and they got worse against Las Palmas as Austrian centre-back David Alaba limped off with a thigh problem.
He will miss Saturday’s game but the club hopes Antonio Rudiger’s knock from the same match is not serious enough to keep him out. Alaba joins Eder Militao, Arda Guler and Thibaut Courtois on the injury list.
However, Vinicius Junior could be in line for his first start since mid August after he came off the bench against Las Palmas.
Real Madrid predicted lineup vs Girona (4-3-1-2): Kepa; Carvajal, Rudiger, Nacho, Garcia; Valverde, Tchouameni, Camavinga; Bellingham; Vinicius, Rodrygo.
At the very start of the season, this would have been a pretty easy game to predict. However, the result could go either way especially considering the confidence Girona are playing with.
Real Madrid are struggling for fit players in defence and with the Champions League returning next week with a trip to Napoli to think about, Los Blancos may not get it all their own way in Girona on Saturday.
Prediction: Girona 2-2 Real Madrid
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