Real Madrid fume over non-penalty call as more points dropped at Girona | OneFootball

La Liga heavyweights Real Madrid have been left fuming over a major decision in their meeting with Girona.

This comes after Xabi Alonso’s troops were denied a potentially decisive late penalty.

Los Blancos marked their return to action a short time ago, making the trip to the Estadi Montilivi for a league meeting with Girona.

Real headed into the matchup aware that a three-point haul was needed to leapfrog arch rivals Barcelona back to the summit of the table.

When all was said and done, however, they were forced to settle for a share of the spoils for the 3rd outing in succession.

After Azzedine Ounahi opened the scoring late in the first-half, Kylian Mbappé’s spot-kick culminated in an eventual 1-1 draw.

As alluded to above, though, many of a Blancos persuasion are of the opinion that their side should have been afforded the chance to complete the turnaround courtesy of a 2nd penalty.

This came after Rodrygo went to ground under a challenge in the Girona penalty area.

Replays showcased the fact that contact was indeed made, but the team of officials evidently concluded that it was not sufficient to send the Brazilian down.

A major call in the ongoing race for La Liga supremacy…

Conor Laird – GSFN