Spanish LALIGA

Girona vs Real Madrid 2022-23 LaLiga

  • 12': Valentín Castellanos
  • 24': Valentín Castellanos
  • 46': Valentín Castellanos
  • 62': Valentín Castellanos
FT
4 - 2
  • 34': Vinícius Júnior
  • 85': Lucas Vázquez

Girona's Castellanos hits Real Madrid for four in latest blow to title hopes

Girona's Valentin Castellanos became the first player to score four in a LaLiga game against Real Madrid this century in a stunning 4-2 win.

Match Commentary

  • 12': Goal! Girona 1, Real Madrid 0. Valentín Castellanos (Girona) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Miguel Gutiérrez with a cross.
  • 24': Goal! Girona 2, Real Madrid 0. Valentín Castellanos (Girona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Arnau Martinez.
  • 34': Goal! Girona 2, Real Madrid 1. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marco Asensio with a cross following a corner.
  • 37': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
  • 43': Arnau Martinez (Girona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Girona 2, Real Madrid 1.
  • 46': Goal! Girona 3, Real Madrid 1. Valentín Castellanos (Girona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yan Couto with a cross.
  • 52': Substitution, Real Madrid. Eduardo Camavinga replaces Nacho.
  • 62': Goal! Girona 4, Real Madrid 1. Valentín Castellanos (Girona) header from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
  • 63': Substitution, Real Madrid. Aurélien Tchouaméni replaces Luka Modric.
  • 65': Éder Militão (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 72': Substitution, Girona. Cristhian Stuani replaces Valentín Castellanos.
  • 72': Substitution, Girona. Valery Fernández replaces Viktor Tsygankov.
  • 79': Substitution, Real Madrid. Mariano Díaz replaces Rodrygo.
  • 79': Substitution, Real Madrid. Lucas Vázquez replaces Dani Carvajal.
  • 85': Goal! Girona 4, Real Madrid 2. Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
  • 89': Substitution, Girona. Javi Hernández replaces Miguel Gutiérrez.
  • 89': Substitution, Girona. Reinier replaces Rodrigo Riquelme.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Girona. Ricard Artero replaces Iván Martín.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Girona 4, Real Madrid 2.

Game Information

Competition: Spanish LALIGA

Venue: Municipal de Montilivi
Location: Girona, Spain
Attendance: 13,306

Spanish LALIGA Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+49 Real Madrid 33 84 1
+29 Barcelona 33 73 4
+29 Girona 33 71 6
+23 Atlético Madrid 33 64 9
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Statistics

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6 Fouls 7
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 2
8 Corner Kicks 3
1 Saves 1
71.7 Possession 28.3
18 SHOTS 13
3 ON GOAL 5
0.2 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
645 Accurate Passes 218
707 Passes 276
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 4
22 Crosses 12
0.2 Cross % 0.3
45 Long Balls 47
34 Accurate Long Balls 21
0.8 Long Balls % 0.4
9 Blocked Shots 3
13 Effective Tackles 15
16 Tackles 25
0.8 Tackle % 0.6
5 Interceptions 6
6 Effective Clearances 22
6 Clearances 22

Line-Ups

GIR Girona (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
13 Paulo Gazzaniga (GK)
15 Juanpe
22 Santiago Bueno
18 Oriol Romeu
3 Miguel Gutiérrez
4 Arnau Martínez
23 Iván Martín
8 Viktor Tsygankov
17 Rodrigo Riquelme
20 Yan Couto
9 Valentín Castellanos

RMA Real Madrid (4-3-3)

No. Name
13 Andriy Lunin (GK)
22 Antonio Rüdiger
3 Éder Militão Yellow Card
6 Nacho
2 Dani Carvajal
8 Toni Kroos
10 Luka Modric
15 Federico Valverde
21 Rodrygo
20 Vinícius Júnior
11 Marco Asensio

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