Goal

List of goalscorers

1 - 0
1 - 1
29'
2 - 1
3 - 1
4 - 1
4 - 2
68'
86'
5 - 2
5 - 3
88'
6 - 3
End of match

End of match

  • 93'
    FT: Real Madrid 6-3 Girona. What a game! Cristiano Ronaldo's hat-trick will take the headlines but for all the attacking play on show the hosts did look weak defending set-pieces.
  • 93'
    Navas is forces into a good save to deny Olunga away to his right.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Real Madrid en el 91'
  • 91'
    GOAL! REAL MADRID! RONALDO! Modric feeds Ronaldo and he side-foots home first time form inside the box to take his tally to the day to four. Simply outstanding.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Girona en el 88'
  • 88'
    GOAL! GIRONA! JUANPE! The defender rises to meet a corner from the right and flick a header into the far corner. There was no one anywhere near him there. Terrible marking form the hosts.
  • 87'
    Stuani makes way for Girona, with Olunga on in his place.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Real Madrid en el 86'
  • 86'
    GOAL! REAL MADRID! BALE! Modric slips his fellow substitute in and Bale's low right-footed effort creeps past Bono and into the far corner. Surely game over now!
  • 83'
    Isco replaces Benzema for Real Madrid, whilst Aday Benitez comes on for Pablo Maffeo for the visistors.
  • 80'
    CLOSE! terrible defending from Carvajal as he plays a blind pass to Navas. Stuani steals in but the Real Madrid goalkeeper is able to smother his effort away for a corner.
  • 79'
    Close! Stuani almost meets a free-kick from the right but he can't quite make contact at the far post.
  • 77'
    Real look to be in control of this one now, but it's certainly been a good game for the neutral.
  • 74'
    Real look to counter but Ronaldo's attempt to switch the ball out to Marcelo is poor and Bono is out to collect.
  • 70'
    Asensio and Kovacic are replaced by Bale and Modric for Real. Two decent subs to have...
  • 69'
    Borja Garcia is replaced by Lozano for Girona.
  • 67'
    GOAL! GIRONA! STUANI! A free-kick from the left is taken quickly and swung in and Stuani rises above Carvajal at the far post to head into the far corner to give his side hope. They couldn't could they?
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Real Madrid en el 64'
  • 64'
    GOAL! REAL MADRID! RONALDO! Asensio speeds away into the right-hand channel before finding Benzema and when his low effort is parried away by Bono, Ronaldo is there to smash home form close range to complete his hat-trick.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Real Madrid en el 59'
  • 59'
    GOAL! REAL MADRID! VAZQUEZ! Benzema crosses low for Ronaldo in the middle and he lays the ball off for the onrushing Lucas Vazquez to guide a low effort beyond Bono and into the bottom-right corner from just inside the box. Daylight between the teams now.
  • 56'
    CLOSE! Marcelo crosses from the left and Bernardo does brilliantly to get a feather of a header on the ball and prevent Ronaldo from heading home at the far post.
  • 54'
    Mojica takes it but his effort flies harmlessly over the bar.
Card

Yellow card

a Real Madrid
  • 52'
    Carvajal is booked for bringing down Stuani on the edge of the box.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Real Madrid en el 48'
  • 48'
    GOAL! REAL MADRID! RONALDO! Benzema slips Ronaldo in following a fine move and he makes no mistake, smashing the ball in off the underside of the crossbar. What a start to the second half for the hosts!
  • 46'
    Real Madrid get us back underway here! Can either side find a winner?
  • 45'
    HT: Real Madrid 1-1 Girona. There's nothing to choose form between the two sides at the break after Cristhian Stuani cancelled out Cristiano Ronaldo's opener. The hosts have dominated possession, but Girona have looked dangerous on occasion.
  • 45'
    Ronaldo tries the spectacular at the far post but he doesn't connect well with his attempted bicycle kick and that will be that.
  • 45'
    1 minute added on.
  • 44'
    Maffeo crosses from the right but Navas parries it away before Stuani can pounce at the far post.
  • 43'
    64% of the possession so far for Real but the visitors have been clinical.
  • 42'
    Ronaldo takes this one but his effort knicks off Varane and is fielded by Bono away to his right.
  • 41'
    Granell trips Lucas and it's another dangerous free-kick from Real Madrid.
  • 40'
    Kovacic sees an effort blocked away as Real look for the goal that would put them ahead going into the break.
  • 39'
    Mojica swings in a beautiful ball from the left but there is no one in the middle to convert. Girona are very much in this game!
  • 38'
    Ronaldo is flagged as he looks to drift into the left-hand channel.
  • 36'
    Asensio takes it and catches it beautifully but Bono makes en equally-impressive diving saw away to his left.
  • 35'
    Kroos is blocked off as he looks to make a run off the ball and Real Madrid have a dangerous free-kick 30 yards out.
  • 33'
    Ronaldo takes aim from range and Bono has to grab it at the second attempt low to his right after it jumped from his grasp the first time around.
Card

Yellow card

a Girona
  • 30'
    Mojica is booked for catching Cavajal in the face with a stray arm.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Girona en el 29'
  • 29'
    GOAL! GIRONA! STUANI! Portu wins a free-kick on the left and when the ball in swung in Stuani is all alone to power a header past Navas and into the back of the net to level the scores!
  • 28'
    Real overplay in their own defensive third and Portu almost gets in but Navas races out to smother the forward.
  • 23'
    Kroos slips in Vazquez with a beautiful reverse ball and the winger lashes past Bono but the flag is up. A tight call that, Ronaldo was certainly off and that may have been obscuring the linesman's view.
  • 20'
    Marcelo feeds Asensio but his low effort from just inside the box is tame and Bono easily gathers.
  • 16'
    Ronaldo cuts inside Ramalho down the left but his effort flashes well wide of the far post.
  • 15'
    SO CLOSE FOR GIRONA! Mojica crosses from deep on the left and Portu heads narrowly wide at the far post.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Real Madrid en el 11'
  • 11'
    GOAL! REAL MADRID! RONALDO! A corner down the left is taken quickly and Toni Kroos picks out the Portuguese with a low cross, with the 33-year-old sweeping past Bono form 10 yards to open the scoring.
  • 10'
    Ronaldo dazzles down the left before crossing and when Benzema's back-heel is blocked Vazquez is only denied a tap-in by alert goalkeeping from Bono, who bundles the ball behind.
  • 9'
    Navas is forced into a save as Borja looks for the far corner but the Costa Rican makes the stop.
  • 7'
    CHANCE! Benzema picks out Vazquez with a nice ball as Girona fail to clear but the winger's effort from 12 yards is blocked away by the knees of Bono.
  • 5'
    Ronaldo takes responsibility but Bono is able to tip his effort over the bar for a corner.
  • 4'
    Mojica gives the ball away in a bad position and Granell is forced to clip Asensio's ankles on the edge of the box. This is a great position.
  • 2'
    Some early possession for Real ends as Asensio's cross is charged down out on the left.
  • 1'
    Girona get us underway here!
Start of match

Start of match

  • PRVW
    The players are out on the pitch and we'll be underway shortly!
  • PRVW
    A win today would see Real Madrid leapfrog Valencia in the table and return to third, whilst Girona could move into sixth with three points.
  • PRVW
    Warm-ups are underway here:
  • PRVW
    A sneak peek inside the Real Madrid dressing room:
  • PRVW
    Can Girona repeat their heroics from earlier in the season when defeated 'Los Blancos' 2-1 on home turf? They'll need Cristhian Stuani to be on top form if they're to get anything from this one, with the Uruguayan have found the net 15 times in La Liga this term.
  • PRVW
    Girona: Bono; Ramalho, Bernardo, Juanpe; Maffeo, Pere Pons, Granell, Mojica; Portu, Borja Garcia, Stuani. Subs: Iraizoz, Aday Benitez, Muniesa, Timor, Aleix Garcia, Olunga, Lozano.
  • PRVW
    A strong lineup form Zinedine Zidane's side. Nacho comes in for Sergio Ramos at the heart of defence after he was left out of the squad due to a niggle. Mateo Kovacic is preferred to Casemiro in midfield whilst Marco Asensio and Lucas Vazquez will occupy the wide positions in a 4-4-2.
  • PRVW
    Real Madrid: Navas; Carvajal, Varane, Nacho, Marcelo; Lucas, Kovacic, Kroos, Asensio; Benzema, Ronaldo. Subs: Casilla, Vallejo, Modric, Bale, Casemiro, Theo, Isco.
Info

Pre-match

18 March 2018, 20:45

Referee: Gil Manzano

Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu

  • PRVW
    Hello and welcome! Girona go into this one looking to do an unlikely double over the Spanish champions following their win at the Montilivi earlier in the season, whilst Real Madrid are hoping to close the gap on second with a win.