It's quite strange looking at the current Laliga standings, and indeed this is still temporary but usually only Barcelona, Real Madrid or Atletico Madrid will take turns leading the standings but this time there is Girona, a team that last season was only in the middle of the table but now they are one of the two unbeaten teams, if their performance is consistent until the end of the season, it is very possible for them to play in the Champions League or at least the European League.
Girona managed to beat Villareal even though it was an away game for them, and this was their first win over Villareal after the last was in 2018, Girona played very well and matched the hosts team, but on Saturday they will face a quite tough match against Real Madrid, and there is a big possibility it will be their first defeat but it is not impossible for Girona to continue their good trend by winning the match or at least drawing.
I wouldn't say it's strange, but Girona's success up to Week 7 was not predicted. In fact, I am happy with what is happening now, because the competition in the standings, especially at the top, is getting more interesting with the presence of teams that were previously not taken into account. But I hope they will be able to remain consistent with what they are currently showing, because I am not used to seeing teams perform well at the beginning of the season, but in the middle of the season they lose stability so that they have to decline in performance and swallow bad results.
Girona host their biggest test of the season so far and while it may be too early to call the results and performance in that match will prove if they are or can be title contenders this season or a flash in the pan.
Real Madrid are dealing with a lot of injuries especially in central defense and there are concerns about Alaba and Rudiger after yesterday's victory over Las Palmas. It is a very bad point in the season to have a depleted squad with Champions league and domestic competitions bringing difficult fixtures which needs lots of squad depth.
- Jay -
Real Madrid is a very strong team and the renowned team of La Liga. They are playing very well this season too. However, several weaknesses have been observed within the team's squad. We saw Madrid's performance against Atletico Madrid. Real Madrid lost the match. And so if Girona can continue their good form then I believe Girona have the ability to beat Real Madrid this season. Girona also won against Villarreal and Sevilla. However, if Girona manage to win this match, they will continue to fight for the title this season. The Girona team is performing amazingly this season. Nobody could have imagined that Girona would perform like this.
Girona may be doing well this season, but the opponent they will face is a team like Real Madrid which we know is a very strong club. Although some weaknesses can still be exploited by Girona, it is still quite difficult for them to really beat Real Madrid in next week's match.
On the other hand, Real Madrid will definitely not want them to be defeated for the second time in a row after this week they lost to city rivals Atltico Madrid. In this match I am sure they will aim for victory in order to restore the lost victory this week.