Real Madrid back on a winning streak with Vinícius Jr. La Liga, however, is dictated by the surprise of the season

The current La Liga season has a very surprising leader, Girona. Behind it, we find a pair of Spanish giants, Real Madrid and Barcelona. It is these two clubs that have a big part in the success of the surprising leader of the current table.

After Wednesday night, Girona returned to the lead, having managed to beat Villarreal on their own pitch. It was their sixth win in a row, having been robbed of points only by Real Sociedad at the start of the season.

Ahead of Barcelona, Real Madrid are back in second place, having beaten Las Palmas 2-0 after a 3-1 defeat to Atlético Madrid.

Fans of the White Ballet may be particularly pleased with the return of Vinícius Junior, who missed 4 games in the season opener. However, he has already played 33 minutes on Wednesday and his weekend start against Girona can be expected.

It is Saturday’s duel between two of the current top teams in the Spanish top flight that will hopefully be the highlight of the weekend. Especially since it is Real Madrid that Girona can thank for their current successful campaign.

It is from Madrid that one of Girona’s key men, the flanker Miguel Gutiérrez, has arrived. The 22-year-old Spaniard moved to his current employers last summer for four million euros.

However, Barcelona or Manchester City have an even bigger share in the aforementioned success. From the Catalan big club before the start of the season came on loan stopper Eric García, who, like Brazilian Yan Couto, came through Manchester City. Couto, like García, is on loan at Girona, only he will return to England after the end of the season.

Then there was another great Spanish talent Arnau Martínez, who is one of the key figures in the youth academy of Barcelona, with whom he has signed a contract until 2025.

The success of the Spanish team, which sits just above Barcelona, is therefore based on the players who are visiting here and after the season it is likely that if they continue similar performances they will leave for better ones.

Source: Girona, La Liga, Transfermarkt