2023-04-25 23:12:00
Argentine striker Valentin Castellanos scored a quadruple for his modest Girona team, and led it to a big victory over its guest real madrid 4-2, Tuesday, in the opening of the 31st stage of the Spanish Football League, bringing Barcelona closer to the title.
Castellanos, who plays with Girona on loan from New York City FC, imposed himself as the absolute star of the meeting by scoring a historic “super hat-trick” in the 12th, 24th, 46th and 62nd minutes, while he scored for Brazilian Real Vinicius Junior (34) and substitute Lucas Vasquez (85).
It is the third match in a row in which the Catalan club does not lose once morest Real (won 2-1 last year and drew 1-1 in the first leg this season in the 12th stage), following the royal club had decided the previous four matches in its favour.
Real’s hopes of retaining his title became almost impossible, following his score froze in second place at 65 points, 11 points behind rivals Barcelona, who is a guest at Rayo Vallecano on Wednesday, and is also under the threat of fire from the second pole of the capital, Atletico III (60), who Receives Real Mallorca on the same day.
On the other hand, Girona, who achieved its eleventh victory this season, advanced to ninth place temporarily, with 41 points.
Many important players were absent from the ranks of Real, who are fighting on both fronts in the local cup, where they reached the final match, and the Champions League to face Manchester City in the semi-finals, such as French striker Karim Benzema, who was injured, and Belgian goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, who suffered from a health problem. Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti also decided to keep the French, Eduardo Camavinga and Aurelien Chuamini, on the bench, and pushed the Brazilian attacking trio, Vincencius Junior, Rodrigo and Asensio.
And from Girona’s first attack, Castellanos opened the scoring following a group game and a cross pass from defender Miguel Gutierrez, followed by the 24-year-old striker, free of control, heading into the goal (12), to return and add the second following a pass from Arno Martinez in the back of the defense, to pass Brazilian defender Eder Militao. , and enters the area and hits a ball that passed between the feet of the Ukrainian goalkeeper Andriy Lunin (24).
Vinicius Junior reduced the score with a header, following a through pass from Asensio into the area (34).
Girona stunned its guest with a third goal just 38 seconds following the start of the second half, Castianos scored, raising his score to 3 goals, following an effort from Brazilian Yan Cotto, who got rid of veteran defending captain Nacho Fernandez (33 years) on the right side, rushed into the area and passed A back ball, the Argentinian easily followed it into the net.
Castellanos achieved the “super hat-trick” quadruple in the 62nd minute, following a pass from Rodrigo Riquimelli from 25 meters, diverted following colliding with defender Dani Carvajal, the Argentine pounced on it, taking advantage of Militao’s indolence, and headed it into the net.
Castellanos came out and Uruguayan Christian Stuani entered instead in the 72nd minute, before Real scored the goal to reduce the difference, following an individual effort from Vinicius Junior, who dodged Uruguayan defender Santiago Bueno inside the area, and passed to substitute Vasquez, who followed it into the net (85).
Osasuna defeated its host, Cadiz, 1-0.
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