Real Madrid Drop Points in LaLiga Title Chase After Girona Draw

Real Madrid held to draw by Girona at Bernabeu

Real Madrid's LaLiga title hopes took a hit as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Girona at the Bernabeu, with Thomas Lemar scoring the equaliser for the visitors.

Girona's Thomas Lemar scored a stunning equalizer as Real Madrid's winless streak continued with a 1-1 draw...

Real Madrid's title hopes took a hit as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Girona, with Thomas Lemar scoring the equaliser for the visitors.

Donning a retro-inspired kit, Girona made a positive start, with Azzedine Ounahi forcing Andriy Lunin into a superb save inside the opening 15 minutes.

Real Madrid, who decided against taking part in the celebration of all things nostalgia, attempted to stamp their authority on the contest with a couple of promising opportunities before the 30-minute mark.

Jude Bellingham poked the ball wide at full-stretch in his first start since January, shortly before Federico Valverde saw his whipped shot swatted away by the alert Paulo Gazzaniga.

However, the Girona goalkeeper failed to cover himself in glory when Valverde wound up one of his long-range strikes in the opening stages of the second period.

Gazzaniga made an unconventional attempt to keep out the Uruguayan's swerving effort, which powered past the shot-stopper's feeble defences to the delight of the 70,885 crowd.

Alvaro Arbeloa's charges ultimately ran out of time in their bid to snatch all three points, as they followed back-to-back defeats against Mallorca and Bayern Munich with a score draw, knowing that Barcelona now have the chance to move nine points clear in the title race.

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Those fans were soon left frustrated by the failure to close down Lemar for Girona's well-struck 62nd-minute equaliser.

The Frenchman was given the time and space to let fly from the edge of the box, firing a low shot through Eduardo Camavinga's legs and beyond the helpless Lunin.

Girona continued to carry the greater threat for a period after their leveller, with every attack generating a sea of whistles from a frustrated Bernabéu crowd that knew the consequences of more dropped points.

The mood failed to improve when Kylian Mbappé drilled a near-post shot straight at Gazzaniga in an attempt to find a late winner, just moments before he had a penalty appeal turned down.