Home / Football / LaLiga News Real Madrid vs Girona live: Confirmed line-ups and full teams in La Liga Team news from Madrid vs Girona in La Liga Written by Ben Miller Last Update: April 10, 2026 07:06:36 pm BST 4 min read Real Madrid and Girona have confirmed their starting teams for their meeting at the Bernabeu in La Liga on Friday. Los Blancos have suffered consecutive 2-1 defeats, losing at Mallorca in the top flight last Sunday before being beaten by visitors Bayern Munich in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final.Girona are seven points above the relegation zone with eight matches remaining after beating Villarreal 1-0 at home on Monday.101GreatGoals.com has the team news and starting line-ups as Real Madrid host Girona in La Liga. Table of Contents1 Real Madrid confirmed team vs Girona2 Girona full line up vs Real Madrid3 Where to watch Madrid vs Girona: TV channel, live online streams4 Real Madrid vs Girona statsReal Madrid confirmed team vs GironaGoalkeeper Thibaut Courtois (quad) and winger Rodrygo (knee) are sidelined for Madrid but Dani Ceballos is on the bench as the midfielder continues his comeback from a half injury, as is left-back Ferland Mendy, who has had a hamstring problem.Jude Bellingham makes his first start following an injury that led to England deciding not to risk the midfielder during the most recent international break.Defenders Eder Militao and Raul Asensio start following injuries. Dani Carvajal, Fran Garcia, Eduardo Camavinga and Brahim Diaz also come in.Winger Franco Mastantuono is suspended.Real Madrid starting XI: Andriy Lunin, Dani Carvajal, Eder Militao, Raul Asencio, Fran Garcia, Federico Valverde, Jude Bellingham, Eduardo Camavinga, Brahim Diaz, Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius JuniorMadrid substitutes: Fran Gonzalez, David Alaba, Aurelien Tchouameni, Arda Guler, Gonzalo Garcia, Dani Ceballos, Ferland Mendy, Dean Huijsen, Jesus Fortea, Manuel Angel, Daniel Yanez, Thiago PitarchGirona full line up vs Real MadridGoalkeeper Juan Carlos and winger Portu (both knee) and midfielder Donny van de Beek (achilles) remain out for Girona.Defender Daley Blind is absent with a muscle injury, as is forward Vladyslav Vanat with a hamstring issue. On-loan Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre Ter Stegen has a hamstring problem and attacking prospect Javier Sarasa is banned.Head coach Michel makes three changes, bringing in on-loan Manchester City forward Claudio Echeverri for top scorer Vanat.Central defender Alejandro Frances comes in at centre-back, with Thomas Lemar introduced in midfield.Girona starting XI: Paulo Gazzaniga, Arnau Martinez, Vitor Reis, Alejandro Frances, Alex Moreno, Axel Witsel, Azzedine Ounahi, Thomas Lemar, Ivan Martin, Claudio Echeverri, Viktor TsygankovGirona substitutes: Ruben Blanco, Vladyslav Krapyvtsov, Hugo Rincon, Joel Roca, David Lopez, Cristhian Stuani, Fran Beltran, Abel Ruiz, Bryan Gil, Lass KouroumaWhere to watch Madrid vs Girona: TV channel, live online streamsKick-off on Friday is at 20:00 BST (15:00 ET / 12:00 PT), with live coverage in the UK on Premier Sports La Liga TV and streaming available on a vast range of devices via the Premier Sports app.A Premier Sports subscription costs �120 a year, �11.99 per month on a 12-month contract or �16.99 per month with 30 days cancellation notice required.Real Madrid vs Girona statsMadrid are unbeaten in five editions of the fixture all in La Liga and won four in a row without conceding before a 1-1 draw in NovemberThey have won their last two home matches against Girona by an aggregate of 6-0, having taken one point from the previous two such gamesLos Blancos have the second-best points per home game in this seasons Liga (2.6, with Barcelona on 3)A 1-0 defeat to Getafe on March 2 is the only game of Madrids last eight home Liga matches they have failed to winMbappe is the top scorer in the top flight (23), four goals ahead of Mallorcas VedatMuriqiGirona have lost four of their six visits to Madrid, the exceptions being successive visits in February 19 (2-1 win) and October 2022 (1-1 draw)Only Real Betis (7) have drawn more away games than Girona (6, from 15 games) in the 2025/26 LigaThey are winless in five away matches, although that sequence includes a run of three successive draws against Sevilla, Alaves and Levante that kept them unbeaten on the road between January 31 and March 21Vanat has the highest accuracy of any player to have scored at least nine goals in this seasons division (67%, with Celta Vigos Borja Iglesias next-nearest on 54%)Blind has attempted (1,889) and completed (1,700) the third-most passes of any player in this seasons Liga, behind only Barcelonas Eric Garcia (1,900 passes, 1,749 completed) and Pau Cubarsi (2,205 passes, 2,085 completed) Topics: Alvaro Arbeloa Girona FC Kylian Mbapp LaLiga Real Madrid CF Vinicius Jr Vinicius Junior Follow us: Ben Miller Reporter Ben has more than 10 years' experience in sports journalism, covering two EURO tournaments, European club competitions, the Premier League, EFL and WSL and a variety of other major sporting events. 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