Real Madrid 4-0 Girona: Player ratings as Bellingham & Vinicius inspire huge victory

Real Madrid moved five points clear at the top of the La Liga table with an emphatic 4-0 victory over Girona on Saturday.

In what was billed as a title-decider, Madrid ensured there was no doubting the identify of La Liga's dominant side with a rampant performance that yielded a deservedly dominant scoreline.

Vinicius Junior opened the scoring early on and Jude Bellingham netted in both halves, before Rodrygo finished things off with an excellent solo goal.

Girona were comfortable in possession early on but some Madrid magic put Los Blancos ahead inside six minutes.

Vinicius picked the ball up out on the left and cut inside towards the edge of the penalty area, where he unleashed a perfect strike which thundered into the back of the Girona net to get this game off to the perfect start for Carlo Ancelotti's side.

Girona did not shy away from the occasion and enjoyed plenty of possession, but Madrid defended with real discipline and energy and Girona created very little of note inside the first half.

Further flexing their quality, Madrid struck a crucial second ten minutes before the interval. A stunning ball from Vinicius took the entire Girona defence out of the game as Bellingham latched on, rounded the goalkeeper and tapped home.

There was more energy to Girona early in the second half, with Miguel Gutierrez causing chaos with a fierce cross which was ultimately cleared by Madrid.

However, Madrid regained control of proceedings when Bellingham tapped home the rebound after Vinicius' superb solo effort was tapped into his lap.

The fourth wasn't far behind. Rodrygo led the counter and finished off the move with a fierce strike to remove any doubt about the result.

There was still time, however, for Joselu to miss a stoppage time