Real Madrid reacted to Barcelona and Atletico Madrid’s wins on Saturday by comfortably beating Girona on Sunday. After a defeat then two draws in La Liga, the 2-0 win against Girona means Los Blancos are second and level on points with Hansi Flick’s team, and one ahead of Diego Simeone’s.

Luka Modric's stunning first-half finish was the 11th goal Real Madrid have scored from outside the area this season, with no team bettering their tally across the top 5 European leagues

Carlo Ancelotti has named his team to face the Catalan side with the likes of Ceballos, Valverde and Rudiger starting on the bench.