Madrid arrived at the 14 day of La Liga Santander tied for the top with FC Barcelona with 31 points for each team. His rival, Girona, managed to break a tie that only allowed him to add a bittersweet point that allows him to continue at the top of the table.
The Brazilian Vinícius Junior was responsible for scoring the only goal of those directed by Carlo Ancelotti, after a spectacular team play in which the Uruguayan Federico Valverde assisted him. With this action, both players are the top scorers for the merengue team with 6 goals for each.
Several pressure passes inside the area led to the 1-0 that made the whole of Santiago scream Bernabéu at the 70′.
But the excitement didn’t last long for Real Madrid. Barely 10 minutes later, a controversial hand by Asensio in the area that was ratified by the main referee after seeing the play in the VAR, it would lead to a penalty that Christian Stuani hit by shooting to the opposite side to the one chosen by goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois.
In this way, the 1-1 draw came, which ended up being the final result of the party.
In this way, Madrid shortens its lead over Barcelona, who it came in ahead of by three points before the clash with Girona and after the Clasico 16 in October, where he managed to win 3-1.
Now, the White House will have to take a firm step if it does not want to have headaches before the pause of the Spanish tournament for the start of the Qatar World Cup 2022.
The next matches for the merengue team will be against Rayo Vallecano and Cádiz. The last of these will be Thursday in November. Later, he will see action again in La Liga on December 31 when he visits Real Valladolid.
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