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Girona ensured Real Madrid’s winless run in the Spanish La Liga extended to three matches after picking a point off the Galacticos on Sunday night.
Kylian Mbappe, off a brilliant performance in the Champions League at Olympiacos thought he had given Real Madrid the lead in the 40th minute.
However, the video assistant referee disallowed what could have been his 14th La Liga goal for handball before the ball touched the back of the net.
Moroccan midfielder Azzedine Ounahi controlled a fine pass on the edge of the box before powering the ball into the top corner to give Girona the lead heading into the break.
Vladyslav Vanat almost doubled Girona’s lead in the 57th minute after he was left on goal with only Courtois to beat but the Belgian goalkeeper put his reflexes to use to deny the Ukrainian forward.
Kylian Mbappe eventually got his 14th La Liga goal of the season with a 67th penalty to restore parity for Xabi Alonso’s men.
The enthralling tie ended 1-1 as Real Madrid remain winless in three La Liga matches.
Meanwhile Real Betis reigned supreme in the Sevilla derby as they sealed a 2-0 win away from home.
Two second half goals from former Westham United midfielder Pablo Fornals and Sergi Altimira gave the visitors their first win at Ramson Sanchez Pizjuan for the first time since 2018.
Super Eagles duo of Chidera While and Akor Adama featured for Sevilla but could not rescue their team from their eighth loss of the season.
Villarreal sealed a fifth consecutive league win with a late victory away at Real Sociedad on Sunday evening.
Alberto Moleiro grabbed the win in added time to give the visitors a 3-2 win.
