Bellingham led the win against Girona, but was injured and worries Real Madrid

On the eve of a ‘final’ for the Champions League and after Barça’s setback, real Madrid he could not expect anything less than a triumph on his visit to Girona. And he did it, winning 3 to 0 in Montilivi and becoming the ‘virtual leader’ of LaLiga 2024/25but adding a new headache: the alleged muscle injury of Jude Bellinghamthe great figure of the party.

The team of Carlo Ancelotti He was looking for a victory to leave behind the bad streak, which involved two defeats in his last three games and four falls in his recent seven appearances, numbers to which the White House is not accustomed.

And although the night was complex at the beginning, with Girona looking to come out from behind and accumulate many passes to get closer to Thibaut Courtois, sometimes abusing outside shots, before the end of the first stage they got back on track. The ‘culprit’ was Bellinghamwho took advantage of an error at the start of the home and, after a half-rebound, beat Paulo Gazzaniga to score 1-0 and extend his great scoring streak.

While Kylian Mbappé continued to be erratic, lacking confidence, Real Madrid accelerated and reached 2-0 at the dawn of the second half, thanks to a great pass from Bellingham to Arda Guler, who with a good finish began to seal the story.

And there came the first big problem for Carletto: Bellingham fell to the floor, wincing, and was replaced. Although he walked out on his own and raised one of his thumbs, this setback worries a team plagued by injuries (today Rodrygo was absent at the last minute, while on Tuesday, against Atalanta, Vinícius will return).

Then there was time for Mbappé will regain a little confidenceby defining Mbappé, strong, low and crossed, after a good assist from Luka Modric, but also so that Ferland Mendy will leave the field with discomfort.

The joy could not be complete for Madrid in Montilivi, where they won 3-0 and reached 36 points in LaLiga, two less than Barcelona, ​​who earlier drew 2-2 on their visit to Real Betis, but with one game less, since those from the capital have a pending match with Valencia. Behind, with 35 units and even one less presentation, is Atlético Madrid.

But Real Madrid’s focus is on Tuesday’s match in Bergamo against Atalantasince a new setback in the UEFA Champions League could complicate their aspirations, since having played five of the eight rounds they are in 24th place – out of 36 -, the last one that qualifies for the playoffs of the highest continental competition.

There, against the leader of Serie A, he will have Vinícius, but it will be necessary to see in the next few hours if he will also have Bellingham.

And next Saturday, for LaLiga, they will visit Rayo Vallecano, before playing at the Santiago Bernabéu against Sevilla and catching up on the domestic vs. Valencia in Mestalla.

Note: Ancelotti indicated after the game that Bellingham’s departure was due to “tiredness” and because he preferred “not to risk”, clarifying that he is “available”, and regretted Mendy’s “muscle injury”, who will be out for Tuesday’s game in Italy against Atalanta.