Real's downfall: Just a point against Girona, Barca has a "highway" to a new title

In a week in which they took a step back in their fight to reach the semi-finals of the Champions League - losing to Bayern on home soil - Real Madrid almost said goodbye to the Spanish league title.

The "Royal Club" made a second consecutive mistake in La Liga, the point from the "Bernabeu" was taken by Girona (1:1), thus paving the way for Barcelona to a new title.

The current champion has a six-point advantage over their biggest rival with a game in hand, and a city derby with Espanyol awaits them at the Nou Camp on Saturday. If they win seven games and go up to plus nine, it would clearly be a huge advantage for Hansi Flick's team.

Real Madrid didn't play well against Girona, but... first took the lead at the start of the second half when Federico Valverde shook the Catalan team's net in his own style.

It was the 51st minute of play when the Uruguayan scored, but the final score was set 11 minutes later.

It was done by a somewhat forgotten Frenchman, former Atletico Madrid midfielder Thomas Lemar, who scored a draw with a precise shot from about twenty meters..

Real Madrid were angry with the referee at the end, they asked for a penalty when Victor Reis elbowed Kylian Mbappe in the face, but the referee did not speak.

It seems he made a mistake...