Article by Romeo Ene – Published Friday, April 10, 2026, 9:37 p.m. / Updated Friday, April 10, 2026, 9:37 p.m.
Real Madrid receives the visit of Girona, in a match of the 31st stage of La Liga. The match starts at 22:00, at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium, it will be liveTEXT on GSP.ro and televised by Prima Sport 1 and Digi Sport 1. The duel has a major stake in the fight for the title, and the Madrid team must win to stay in the race.
Real Madrid is in 2nd place with 69 points after 30 matches. The failure in the last round, 1-2 with Mallorca, increased the difference to the leader Barcelona to 7 points. Any misstep can weigh decisively on the economy of the title.
Girona is in 12th place with 37 points. Michel's squad has no emotions about relegation, but they can no longer realistically hope for European cups either. Even so, the visitors come to the Bernabeu with the intention of springing a surprise and confusing the plans of a top opponent.
Real Madrid – Girona, LIVE at 22:00
Real Madrid – Girona, the starting teams
Real Madrid (4-3-3): Lunin – Carvajal (capt.), Asencio, Eder Militao, R. Garcia – Valverde, Camavinga, Bellingham – B. Diaz, Mbappe, Vinicius
reserves: Fran, Alaba, Ceballos, Fortea, G. Garcia, Guler, Huijsen, F. Mendy, Moran, Pitarch, Tchouameni, Yanez
Coach: Alvaro Arbeloa
Girona (4-3-3): Gazzaniga – A. Martinez (capt.), Frances, Vitor Reis, Moreno – Lemar, Witsel, Martin – Tsygankov, Echeverri, Ounahi
reserves: Beltran, Blanco, Gil, Kourouma, Krapyvtsov, Lopez, Rincon, Roca, Ruiz, Stuani
Coach: Michel Sanchez
Stadium: Santiago Bernabeu
Referee: Javier Alberola
Real Madrid is losing ground in the title race
The recent form is not on the hosts' side. Real Madrid comes after two consecutive defeats, 1-2 with Bayern Munich in the Champions League, and 1-2 with Mallorca in the championship. Before these results, the Madrid team had tied three victories in a row, 3-2 with Atletico Madrid, 2-1 with Manchester City and 4-1 with Elche.
Girona won the last game, 1-0 against Villarreal. In the previous matches, the team lost against Osasuna, score 0-1, clearly beat Bilbao, 3-0, drew with Levante, 1-1, and lost to Celta, 1-2.
Direct history clearly favors the Madrid line-up. In the last five matches, Real Madrid has three wins and one draw. The last duel ended 1-1, on November 30, 2025, in Girona.
On February 23, 2025, Madrid won 2-0 at home. In the previous games, Real Madrid dominated authoritatively, with victories 3-0, 4-0 and again 3-0.
The up-to-date standings in La Liga
