Dani Carvajal swings a cross in but neither Rodrygo nor Vinicius Jr can get onto it. He probably wishes Karim Benzema was there.

Few jeers from the home fans as Girona just ping the ball around at the back. Music to their ears I'm sure.

Dani Carvajal clears the corner.

Yangel Herrera whips in a cross for Girona and Antonio Rudiger beats a striker to it but sends it behind for a corner.

Ferland Mendy wins a corner. Toni Kroos takes it and passes it back to Luka Modric. When Kroos gets it back, his cross is beyond Antonio Rudiger.

Luka Modric has created three chances in this game, more than any other player.

The Croat is 37 now, it's hard to imagine he has too many years left at this level - although he still looks class.

Chance for Girona left-back Miguel Gutierrez to put the ball into a dangerous area but his low cross is simple for Thibaut Courtois.

Gutierrez joined Girona from Real in the summer and the champions have a buy-back option and apparently own a 50% share of him still. In fact Carlo Ancelotti yesterday referred to him as just being on loan.

Federico Valverde is the latest Real player to have a go from outside the box, but this one is a simple scoop save for Paulo Gazzaniga.

Good skill by Federico Valverde in the box with some quick feet - as the defenders don't know what to do with him - and he pulls it back to Rodrygo, who drills a 16-yard effort off the base of the post. The closest we've come to a goal.

The chances keep coming. Real midfielder Eduardo Camavinga curls a shot wide from about 25 yards out. It wasn't that close.

Yikes. Girona are inches away from the lead.

Valery Fernandez runs away from his marker and throws himself at a cross but his header goes just wide.

I saw the offside flag pop up but not sure why, he ran from deep.

Girona will be happy enough with their start - even if all the stats (bar goals) favour Real.

This is only their fifth La Liga meeting.

To be fair to Paulo Gazzaniga he did well to recover after miscontrolling a backpass to clear before Rodrygo scored.

Girona keeper Paulo Gazzaniga makes a huge mistake but luckily for him Rodygo can't take advantage.

For Premier League fans, that won't be the first time they've seen Gazzaniga make an error.

Girona boss Michel is 47 today. I'd wish him a happy birthday but it would be kind of strange if he was reading this live text.

Rodrygo goes so close to giving Real the lead. He gets the ball outside the box and blasts in a good drive which keeper Paulo Gazzaniga tips wide.

The corner is half-cleared to Dani Carvajal, whose ambitious long-range effort hits a Catalan.

Rodrygo does well to shake off Oriol Romeu, who holds onto his jersey for about 10 yards, but the move fizzles out.

Good block by Eduardo Camavinga to cut out a Girona cutback in the box. Antonio Rudiger does the same now. Girona not playing like a team in the drop zone.

We're going to end up with about 80 shots here if it continues like this. Real midfielder Eduardo Camavinga hammers an effort wide from about 30 yards.

End-to-end start here, as Girona have their first proper chance with Valentin Castellanos volleying wide from eight yards out. It wasn't an easy chance mind.