Real Madrid have continued their push for the La Liga title with a 2-0 win over Girona, MySportDab reports.
The defending champions went into the game three points adrift of league leaders Barcelona, who defeated Villarreal on Saturday.
Taking on Girona was definitely a dicey affair for Los Blancos but they were expected to ace it coming from the back of a brilliant Champions League second leg victory over Man City in midweek.
They dominated proceedings from the start but putting the visitors to the sword was difficult.
Girona put up a solid defensive performance while hoping to catch out their dominant opponents on the counter.
While it appeared they perfectly got their game together against Los Blancos, things went off their grasp in the 41st minute.
Legendary midfielder Luka Modric scored just before the break to secure a deserved and narrow 1-0 lead.
In the second half, nothing changed with Real Madrid still holding a commanding sway over proceedings.
Girona did very little to turn things around despite trailing and were still forced down their half.
However, they were able to hold on for long against the simmering pressure before finally being broken in the 83rd minute.
Vinicius Jr, latching on an assist from Kylian Mbappe, scored to secure the win and hand the home side all three points.
After going down by two goals, Girona made a late push for a lifeline goal but were out of time and had to settle for a 2-0 defeat at the blast of the final whistle.
The win has seen Real Madrid close the gap on Barcelona at the top to 0 points and are just a goal difference away from the Catalan giants.
