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It has been an almost faultless run so far, and this heavy defeat will not take anything away from the majestic season that Girona is having. But, inevitably, such a reduction changes things and risks serving as a turning point in the Catalans’ season. Above all, it is a great message sent by Real Madrid, who displayed all their strike force and all their talent, keen to put the i’s straight. Now five points ahead and a humiliation inflicted on their main title rival, Carlo Ancelotti’s men have taken a huge step forward towards the La Liga title.
Obviously, the reactions are quite strong in the Spanish press. And for many, this is the end of the lovely fairy tale for the team coached by Michel. “Real Madrid brings Girona down from the sky in a match where tradition took precedence over novelty”we can read in the newspaper A.S. For example. “Girona crashes against reality”explains for his part RTVEthe Spanish public radio and television.
Girona couldn’t do anything
“We had the feeling that with the final whistle, it was the end of a lovely dream”explains for his part Sport. A difference in level which left the Catalans helpless throughout the match, especially since on the Madrid side there was a slaughter in defense. A difficult return to earth which reminded Girona that it was perhaps still a little too early to imagine being close to the summits, and the tears of Yan Couto at the end of the match. “They ridiculed us and reminded us that it (La Liga, Editor’s note) was not our fight”confided Michel after the meeting.
It now remains to be seen how the gang of Aleix Garcia and Savinho will recover from this crushing defeat. Especially since the Catalans’ schedule is not easy, since it is a trip to the pitch of Athletic, a team in very good shape and always formidable at home, which presents itself for the next day of La Liga. The opportunity to get back on track and show that this defeat in Madrid was just an accident… or to begin the first crisis period of the season…
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