Real Madrid is the team that benefited most from the draw that Girona got today and with the addition of one point, Girona generally failed to widen the gap from Real Madrid. Against a team in the relegation zone like Almeria, Girona found it very difficult to score goals, even though previously they were so strong that their opponents often suffered heavy defeats. Girona failed to win while Real Madrid was still busy with the Supercopa schedule.
Girona failed to take full advantage of their chance of going three points clear at the top of the Spanish La Liga standings today by sharing points with Almeria in a game many had thought that the the away team were gonna pick all three points. Girona alongside Real Madrid have been the two most consistent clubs in the Spanish La Liga since the start of the season and that was the reason why bookmakers backed then to win the league game against Almeria but at the end, they failed to win.
Real Madrid who are in action tonight in Saudi Arabia for their Spanish Super Cup final game against Barcelona now have a game at hand and if they should win the outstanding game, they'll go two points ahead of the current league leaders Girona.