Real Madrid 1-2 Girona: Courtois admits Los Blancos lost control of defeat

Thibaut Courtois said Real Madrid had lost control of their home defeat to Girona, leaving the Blancos nine points behind La Liga, Barcelona.

A run of five consecutive victories, including the 3-1 defeat of last weekend against Atletico, his rival, at the Wanda Metropolitano, allowed Madrid to return to the title before the Clasico on March 2.

Casemiro's header allowed the hosts to continue their momentum before Girona made a strong comeback in the second half on Sunday in Santiago Bernabeu.

After Sergio Ramos was judged to have blocked his arm in the box, Cristhian Stuani defeated Courtois from the penalty spot to score his 13th goal in the Liga of the season.

And when Courtois repelled Anthony Lozano's efforts in the dangerous zone, Portu put his head in front of the Madrilenian goalkeeper to claim a famous victory.

Ramos was later fired after a hitting attempt over the head in the Girona region. Courtois made a 95th minute corner, but saw his head bounce. target.

"I decided to go around the corner to try to create some nerves," Courtois said during a post-match interview. "I touched it but it was wide.

"I think the first half, we played very well, lost the pace and we were not at the same level as against Ajax or Atletico, but we were at the helm.

"In the second half, they found a furrow and created a danger.I do not know if it was a penalty, I did not see it, but it was a shame.They equalized and we did not know how to control it.

"The shot happened that I could not control and they scored the winner.It is a shame because we needed to win.This is not a matter of trust.Girona always make it's hard. "

Girona had not won any of their past 13 games in all competitions, the head of Portu winning his first victory at Bernabeu.

Eusebio Sacristan would be at the edge of the bag, but Girona, who got a draw in Barcelona in September, are now 15 and four points from the relegation zone.

"It's a historic victory and the team needed it after a complicated time with very bad results," Portu said. "It was a real challenge, but above all, this team has a great spirit and can do great things.

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"The key to all of this was the prevailing group spirit, we knew it would be complicated and we could not dream of earning points, but in the second half we were in the game and we believed in all three points.

"We played well despite our 1-0 deficit and showed that the important thing is what is inside the group and the union we have with our technical staff. In the difficult moments we can show our true spirit.

"At the end of the day, I do not even think about who scored, we needed the three points and we can breathe a little bit now, we're going to celebrate like crazy, as we deserve."