Real Madrid have just temporarily lost the top spot to Barcelona – who conceded after 43 seconds in their match against Alaves, but won 3-1 with the first goal from Lamine Yamal at Camp Nou.

Xabi Alonso's side head into their trip to Catalunya looking to pick up three points from their Girona rivals.

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Mbappe scored more goals than the entire Girona team. Photo: Diario AS

After continuously dropping points in recent La Liga rounds, Real Madrid do not want another stumble at Montilivi. Because, not winning also means "Los Blancos" will have to finish behind Barca.

Once again Kylian Mbappe is mentioned as the greatest hope of the Spanish Royal team.

Mbappe is having his best start to the season since his professional debut. In midweek, he scored his first “poker” in the Champions League, helping Real Madrid beat Olympiacos 4-3.

Real Madrid's defensive problems have not been improved by Alonso. Therefore, the value of Mbappe's goals becomes even more special.

The French player is considered a "monster". He scored 13 goals in La Liga alone.

What does this achievement say? Mbappe has scored more goals than all of Girona's goals combined (12).

This season, 7 Girona players have scored: Stuani (3), Vanat (3), Ounahi (2), Arnau (1), Witsel (1), Joel Roca (1) and Tsygankov (1) . On the other hand, coach Michel's team has conceded more than double their attacking efficiency - 25 goals.

Therefore, experts believe that Girona is an opportunity for Mbappe to improve his performance. The former PSG player is having a very good understanding with Vinicius Junior.

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Mbappe is playing well with Vinicius. Photo: Diario AS

In La Liga this season, there have only been 3 matches where Mbappe has failed to score (against Mallorca, Rayo Vallecano and Elche) . Therefore, Madridistas expect Kiki to shine against Girona's fragile defense.

In addition, Mbappe's value also surpasses his opponents. According to Transfermarkt , the 26-year-old striker is valued at 180 million euros, while the 24 first-team players of Girona have a total value of 155.2 million euros.

However, Xabi Alonso warned Real Madrid and Mbappe to stay focused to avoid possible risks.

Girona have shown signs of recovery recently, winning 5 points in the last 4 rounds. In addition, coach Michel's students only lost 1-2 to Barca, after making their opponents struggle.

Force:

Girona: Artero, Blind, Juan Carlos, Lemar, Krapyvtsov, Stuani, Portu, Van de Beek are injured.

Real Madrid: Alaba, Huijsen, Carvajal injured.

Expected lineup:

Girona (4-3-3): Gazzaniga; Hugo Rincon, Vitor Reis, Arnau Martinez, Alex Martinez; Ivan Martin, Witsel, Ounahi; Tsygankov, Vanat, Bryan Gil.

Real Madrid (4-3-1-2): Courtois; Trent, Militao, Rudiger, Carreras; Valverde, Tchouameni, Camavinga; Bellingham; Mbappe, Vinicius.

Match odds: Real Madrid handicap 1 1/4

Goal ratio: 3 1/4

Prediction: Real Madrid win 3-1 .

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/nhan-dinh-bong-da-girona-vs-real-madrid-vong-14-la-liga-2467921.html