Endrick's Maradona-like Play That Brought Bernabéu to Its Feet, Played 4 Minutes

Real Madrid faced the match with the need to earn the three points. Both Atlético de Madrid and Barcelona had achieved victory in their respective matches, so it was important to get a good result.

For this reason, Carlo Ancelotti fielded his best team, although the absence of Fede Valverde, who had played all recent matches, was surprising. "It's not out of the question that Valverde will rest tomorrow", the Italian coach had stated in the pre-match press conference. After the demanding clash against Manchester City, rest for the Uruguayan was necessary.

Endrick Did Appear in the Match with a Great Play

Endrick was present in Real Madrid's victory, although he only played four minutes. However, the Brazilian left a great play in which he eluded several Girona CF defenders.

Finally, the Brazilian assisted Kylian Mbappé, although the Frenchman didn't manage to score the third goal of the match. The Bondy striker, who had been in good scoring form, wasn't sharp in front of goal.

Ancelotti Assessed the Team's Match

After the match, Carlo Ancelotti positively assessed Real Madrid's victory over Girona (2-0).

"It usually happens that, when you control the match and have opportunities to finish it, they can equalize, especially when there's a good team in front. They could have equalized on a counter after a corner, but the second goal ended the match", he explained.

"It could have been closed earlier, yes, but the team played well. It wasn't easy to repeat the level of attitude and commitment from Wednesday's match, but a good attitude from the team was enough. I liked the team", the Italian commented.

"In the first half, we set up the match with Rodrygo on the left and Brahim on the right. In the second half, Rodrygo was on the right and Brahim between the lines, who was outside and is very dangerous. Rodrygo feels better on the left, but on the right, he does the same damage", he concluded.

Real Madrid will have their next match next Wednesday against Real Sociedad in the first leg of the Cup semifinals. The white team will return to LaLiga at Benito Villamarín against Real Betis next Saturday.