In an exhilarating run of seven goals, Mitchell's unexpected Girona beat Atletico Madrid with a goal in the first minute of stoppage time (4-3) to return Real Madrid to the top of La Liga and move away from the Rojiblancos and Barcelona.
Real Madrid have earned the unofficial title of winter champions in Spain, but the champions in the hearts of neutral fans, whatever happens until the end of the season, are Girona.
His amazing team MitchellAfter Barcelona also defeated Atletico Madrid (4-3), achieving a dramatic victory with a goal in the first minute of stoppage time, thanks to which it regained the lead in the Spanish League. TRUE (behind on overall goal difference), now +10 from Rojiblancos and Blaugrana, the latter having fewer games.
The splendor of the five goals!
The first 45 minutes are crazy and fun, with five goals and one disallowed, very good pace from both sides and a high level of ball play from both teams, with the home team winning the points (3-2).
After touching the goal in thirty seconds Artem DovbekGirona took the lead in the 102nd minute, the fastest in its history in the First Division, with a perfect shot from outside the area. Valerie Fernandez.
Atletico, after struggling to recover from the stifling pressure of the Catalan team, was able to respond quickly (14'), Antoine Griezmann To find him face to face Alvaro Moratawho dropped the ball perfectly and beat it with a diagonal drop Paolo Gazzaniga.
The match was equal, and both teams became more cautious, until his football engine started working again. Mitchell He scored two unanswered goals in 16 minutes. In the beginning (23'), S Savino He got the rebound in the block Jan Oblak On his shot Evan MartinWho stole the ball from the idler Coke On a large area.
Then (39'), S Danny Blind With a close-up after a corner kick and his assist Dubekprovided a very important lead for the hosts, but without the visitors having their final say.
His team Diego SimeoneVery active in attack but having problems in defence, he entered the game again in his place Morata After his vertical pass Rodrigo de Paul (44'), where the Spanish striker scored the third goal in stoppage time, which was canceled due to offside, while Morata wasted another opportunity before the end of the first half.
Morata's first “red and white” hat-trick…
Atletico continued its attack in the second half. He missed three chances with Griezmann (2) – Morata (1), where the duo combined perfectly in the 54th minute, and the Spaniard, after an assist from the Frenchman, scored his first hat-trick with Atletico, ending the stage with a flawless finish.
It was his fourth hat-trick overall Moratawho recorded a single with her real madrid (against Leganésin April 2017), one with Chelsea (vs Busy city, thriving cityin September of the same year) and one with the national team Spain (against agriculturelast September).
… The winning goal for Ivan Martin in the 90+1 minute!
Despite the shock of the draw… Girona He found the strength to search for the score at 4-3, which he touched with a diagonal shot Dubek Who took it out OblakWho with double effort blocked his goal Jean CoutoBut to him too Alice Garcia.
In the final minutes, fatigue appeared to weigh on the home team, as Atletico believed that the team had completely transformed, without approaching their goal with any claims. gatsaniga. In the first minute of stoppage time, when a draw seemed inevitable, S Evan Martin With a beautiful individual effort, he won the competitions, and with a very beautiful shot from inside the area, he surprised him Oblak He gave a great victory to the Catalans.
Real Madrid are favorites to win the title, Atletico and Barcelona have not had the final say, but Girona are the team – the find of the season and look capable of realizing their wildest dreams…
Girona (Mitchell): Gatsanija – Cotto, Eric Garcia, Blind, Miguel Gutierrez – Pablo Torre (67' Arnau Martinez), Ivan Martin, Alex Garcia, Valeri Fernandez (59' Solis), Savinho (89' Porto) – Dovbeck (67' Stuani).
Atletico Madrid (Diego Simeone): Oblak – Riquelme, Jimenez, Witzel, Hermoso, Leno (46' Molina) – Llorente (77' Correa), Koke, De Paul (86' Depay), Morata (89' Athpilicueta), Griezmann (89' Saul).
First in the Spanish League (in 19 matches): Real Madrid 48, Girona 48, Atletico Madrid 38, Barcelona (18) 38, Athletic Bilbao (18) 35, Real Sociedad 32.
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