Real Madrid was able to be held to a draw by Rayo Vallecano. So next week it will be Girona's turn to face Rayo Vallecano. I think we will all be very curious about the results of next week's match. Will Girona have the same fate as Real Madrid or will Girona be able to beat Rayo Vallecano quite well. I can't wait for next week's match.
I think the strategies used by Madrid and Girona will certainly be very different, while Rayo will also change their strategy when facing different clubs depending on the strength of the club they are playing against, after all we cannot match the previous result when Rayo managed to hold Madrid to a draw. while we will never know whether Rayo will use the same strategy against Madrid to face Girona this week.
Madrid need to maintain the stamina and performance of their players for the UCL match, that's why of course they won't play the full game so in the previous match their focus was divided so it was difficult to score goals against Rayo, Girona doesn't have a busy schedule so they can focus more on Laliga, of course Against Rayo later, even though playing as a guest, I'm sure Girona will be able to win the match with a narrow score.
You are right that perhaps one of the reasons Real Madrid could not play better in the match against Rayo Vallecano was because their focus was also divided with preparations for the match in the UCL. I think even their main focus is to keep their players safe and avoid injury. But actually, despite this, Real Madrid really created a lot of opportunities in this match.
Girona vs Rayo Vallecano might be a little different from the Real Madrid vs Rayo Vallecano match. In the Madrid vs Rayo match, we saw Real Madrid dominate the match continuously. Even Rayo didn't have much chance to make a counterattack. Well, I think in the match against Girona, maybe Rayo won't have so much difficulty countering the attacks. So the match will probably be fiercer than yesterday's match against Real Madrid. Madrid's strength is actually much better than Rayo's. And that's very obvious. Only Real Madrid's finishing was not good. I also think that Girona can win by a narrow score.