Regardless of the drama that occurred during the match, Real Madrid still left the field as winners and managed to reach the top of the standings because in other matches Girona was only able to draw when they played away to Real Betis headquarters. Real Madrid managed to maintain a positive trend after Vazquez managed to change the score towards the end of the match. Jude Bellingham who appeared fierce in several matches, was unable to do much when his team faced Alaves, he was unable to add to his tally of goals in this match. Luckily Vazquez appeared as a savior for Real Madrid, with this victory Ancelotti's troops managed to regain the top of the standings.
A change in position at the top of the standings was inevitable after Girona drew with Real Betis, and Madrid won a dramatic victory over Alaves. Girona must be willing to step down and let Madrid take over, because mathematically Ancelotti squad wins on goal difference. A competition that we very rarely see, Girona continues to survive and tries to lead the standings, if Madrid also draws Girona is still leading for now. However, Madrid were lucky despite being outnumbered, and Ancelotti managed to experiment with his starting XI this time.
On the other hand, today there is a postponed match between ATM versus Sevilla, if Diego Simeone squad manages to finish the match with a win, then they will also pocket the same number of points as Barcelona in third place. On paper, I think ATM can do it easily, because Sevilla this season is very far from being consistent. This is an alert signal for Xavi and his fleet, ATM could overtake their position at any time in the future.