Girona coach Míchel admitted that his team “aren’t in Real Madrid‘s league” after Madrid thrashed them 4-0 on Saturday in a result which Carlo Ancelotti called a “big blow for the LaLiga title.”
Vinícius Júnior opened the scoring at the Santiago Bernabeu and Jude Bellingham grabbed a brace — before being substituted with an ankle problem — with Rodrygo Goes making it 4-0, to leave leaders Madrid five points clear of Girona at the top of the table.
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“We tried to stand up to them, but when Madrid are at their best, we can’t get there,” Michel said in his post-match news conference. “The players gave everything, but [Madrid] were superior in the duels. The games from [Eduardo] Camavinga, Vinicius, Bellingham… We aren’t at that level.”
“We’re a club that’s growing,” Michel said. “There are only four or five teams in the world that can fight with Real Madrid. When they play like today, it’s hard to stop them.
“Valencia, [Real] Betis, that’s our league. We aren’t in Real Madrid’s league. We took points off Barcelona, but they’re not in our league, Atlético Madrid aren’t in our league. We’ll keep working with humility. I think we’re candidates to be in Europe.”
