Real Madrid reacted to Barcelona and Atletico Madrid’s wins on Saturday by comfortably beating Girona on Sunday. After a defeat then two draws in La Liga, the 2-0 win against Girona means Los Blancos are second and level on points with Hansi Flick’s team, and one ahead of Diego Simeone’s.

Carlo Ancelotti has named his team to face the Catalan side with the likes of Ceballos, Valverde and Rudiger starting on the bench.

We can’t let our level slip and consider ourselves satisfied, we can still grow as a team.’ The Croatian’s goal was the highlight of the match’