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With Barcelona now enjoying a seven-point lead at the summit of the La Liga table, Real’s hopes of regaining the title are now perilously slim.
Those domestic blues cost Xabi Alonso his job earlier in the season, while the jury remains out on Alvaro Arbeloa as his long-term successor.
The Champions League is now Arbeloa’s main focus, with the return leg against Bayern Munich forthcoming in Germany next Wednesday. Will he be tempted to rest players against Arbeloa in readiness for that tall task?
In theory, seven teams qualify for Europe from La Liga, so Girona – currently in 12th place, but only four points behind Real Sociedad in seventh – still have plenty to play for at the business end of the campaign.
Real Madrid v Girona key information
• Date: Friday, April 10
• Kick-off time: 20:00 GMT
• Venue: Estadio Bernabeu, Madrid
• Referee: N/A
• VAR: N/A
• TV channels: Premier Sports 2 (UK)
• Odds: REAL (27/100) - DRAW (19/4) - GIR (9/1)
Real Madrid team news
Real Madrid are currently shorn of the services of Rodrygo, who may not play again in 2026 after rupturing his ACL.
First-choice goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has also suffered a thigh injury and is likely to miss out here, although Ferland Mendy is now back in training.
Meanwhile, Franco Mastantuano picked up his fifth booking of the season against Mallorca last time out, which is an automatic suspension for this clash with Girona.
Real Madrid predicted lineup vs Girona, (4-4-2)
Lunin; Alexander-Arnold, Militao, Huijsen, Carreras; Valverde, Tchouameni, Camavinga, Guler; Mbappe, Vinicius.
Girona team news
Girona head coach Michel has some injury concerns of his own, with key defenders Daley Blind and Arnau Martinez both in danger of missing this trip to Madrid with muscle injuries.
Top goalscorer Vladyslav Vanat is nursing a hamstring strain that could also keep him out, while Donny van der Beek, Portu and Juan Carlos are all out for the season after suffering serious knee injuries respectively.
Girona predicted lineup vs Real Madrid, (4-5-1)
Gazzaniga; Rincon, Reis, Frances, Moreno; Tsigankov, Martin, Wilson, Beltran, Ounahi; Ruiz.
Where to watch on TV or live stream?
The Premier Sports channels are one of the places that La Liga fans in the UK can watch their favourite teams and players.
Premier Sports is available via a direct streaming subscription, or via an add-on package with Sky TV, Virgin Media or Amazon Prime Video.
Head-to-head record
Girona’s injury woes are compounded by the fact that they haven’t beaten Real Madrid in five meetings since April 2023.
Of those games, Real have won 2-0, 3-0 (twice) and 4-0, although their last encounter in November ended in a 1-1 draw – Azzedine Ounahi gave Girona the lead at Estadi Municipal de Montilivi, before Kylian Mbappe equalised in the second half from the penalty spot.
The Madrid outfit have won eight of their last 13 games against Girona, with an aggregate score of 35-17 – which means that Los Merengues average a cool 2.69 goals scored per game against this particular opponent.
And you have to go back to February 2019 to find the last time that Girona prevailed against Real at the Bernabeu.
Odds for Real Madrid vs Girona
Partly due to that remarkable record, Real Madrid have been installed as the heavy 27/100 favourites for this game with bet365. The draw can be backed at 19/4, while an underdog victory for Girona comes with a 9/1 price attached.