Girona, which is fighting for survival in the Spanish football elite, has taken very valuable points against Real Madrid on the road.
And with a 1:1 draw on Friday night in the match of the 31st round of La Liga, Girona "extinguished" the hopes of the Madrid team in the title race.
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There are still seven rounds left to play until the end of the campaign.
Federico Valverde scored for Real Madrid in the 51st minute.
The goal from fellow midfielder Thomas Lemar settled the match in the 62nd minute.
Real Madrid is in the race to qualify for the semi-finals of the Champions League. But, in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals in Madrid, they were defeated 2:1 by Bayern Munich.