Real Madrid is truly lucky, but this luck comes from the strong mentality of the Real Madrid players themselves and thanks to the mature strategy of a great coach that they have, namely Carlo Ancelotti, who looks like he will only accompany Real Madrid until this season, that is until His contract expires in 2024. Today's win brings Real Madrid back to the top of the standings. Because Girona failed to maintain the 1 goal lead they had in the first half. Because Real Betis was able to equalize in the second half quite convincingly.
The Alaves vs Real Madrid match really made everyone tense. Because Alavez could almost get 1 point if Real Madrid didn't score 1 goal in the added minute of time. Well, this is quite a dramatic victory. Because Real Madrid played with 10 players from the 55th minute.
Unbelievable, but they scored the goal in the last minutes and return to first place in La Liga. Now Real Madrid can make a winterbreak on Place 1, because Betis also scored just before the end against Girona. I thought the change at the top wouldnt happen until February at the latest, when they have to play each other, but I think it is good that it happened in the last game of the year. Vazquez maybe get an extra big bonus for that goal. In the hole game there were only 17 shots on goal, of which real madrid only make 9. Unfortunately, the red card meant that Garcia didnt have much of a chance to get into the game, but Joselu did.
To catch, Real Madrid played with 10 players after half time as a Real Madrid player was sent off early in the second half after receiving a red card and since then Real Madrid have been down to 10 players. After being reduced to ten men, Real Madrid did not look very confident against the opposition but a single goal late in extra time helped Real Madrid secure full points in the match. Real Madrid is now the number one team in La Liga although the points difference between Real Madrid and Girona is 0 because the two teams have 45 points after 18 matches. This point is not at all safe for Real Madrid as at any moment they can drop down the points table again. In order not to fall below the points table, Real Madrid must play very carefully in the upcoming matches.