Real Madrid threw away their lead and perhaps their hopes of catching Barcelona as Girona came from behind to pull off a shock 2-1 victory at the Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday. Girona had not won in 13 matches and looked on course for a seventh straight defeat when Casemiro headed a dominant Madrid ahead in the first half. They failed even to muster that, with defeat here a major act of self-harm for what was beginning to look like a serious resurgence in La Liga’s title race. Girona almost scored again, Portu’s shot rattling the outside of the post, and then they did. Even Courtois was allowed up for a late corner and he got his head on it too but the ball flashed wide.

Source: Punch February 17, 2019 13:52 UTC