Taty Castellanos scores four goals as Girona beats Real Madrid

Girona striker Taty Castellanos became the first player to score four goals in one game against Real Madrid in La Liga since 1947 in his sidersquos 42 triumph on Tuesday nightThe Argentine forward put on a lethal display of finishing to stun the champions and extinguish any hopes of defending their title against BarcelonaGironarsquos Taty Castellanos celebrates one of his four goals against Real Madrid PicAFPCastellanos on loan from MLS club New York City FC scored two goals each in both halves to secure Girona an impressive victory over Carlo Ancelottirsquos side Both Girona and New York City are sister clubs of Manchester City who face Real Madrid in the Champions League semifinals in MayThe last player to hit four against Madrid in La Liga was Real Oviedorsquos Esteban Echavarria in 1947mdashalthough current Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski managed the feat in the Champions League in 2013 with Borussia Dortmund Castellanos broke the deadlock with a poacherrsquos header and drilled the second through Madrid goalkeeper Andriy Luninrsquos legs The forward pounced again after just 36 seconds in the second half to complete his hattrick and easily escaped Madrid defender Eder Militao to nod in the fourth from close range Castellanos departed to a standing ovation when he was replaced in the 72nd minute ldquoIt was a dream night we had a great game against one of the best teams in the worldrdquo Castellanos saidAlso Read Big wins for Barcelona Real MadridldquoI never imagined this Irsquom enjoying it with our fans with the people who have sent me supportmdashmy family people in Argentinardquo added Castellanos who won the MLS Golden Boot in 2021 with 19 goals in 32 matches A year ago Castellanos scored four goals for New York City against Real Salt Lake but said his accomplishment against Madrid was on a different level ldquoObviously they are different days it was a dream to score against Madridrdquo said Castellanos who has 11 goals in 29 La Liga games this seasonldquoTaty was very good apart from the goals when it came to his work Irsquom happy for himrdquo said Girona coach Michel1947The last time a player scored 4 goals in a match v Real MadridThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever