Girona fought back from a goal down to claim an astonishing 2-1 win over Real on Sunday, inflicting serious damage on their title defence as Barca ran out 2-0 winners at Athletic Bilbao.

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Spanish midfielder Isco says there is still a long way to go this season, but admits they cannot afford to fall further behind their great rivals.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema prepare to kick off for Real Madrid after Girona score Image credit: Reuters

“We lacked that bite at the start of the second half, but Real Madrid can never be ruled out, there is still a long way to go in La Liga,” Isco told the club’s website.

“Now we have to show that we are a real team, that we believe and that we can turn this around. We have some serious responsibility.

We can’t keep going on like this, we’re Real Madrid. We’ve shown in the past that we can make a comeback, we need to do that again.

Casemiro echoed Isco’s sentiments, stressing that Real must stay calm given they are just 10 games in to the league campaign.

Girona celebrate scoring against Real Madrid Image credit: Reuters

"We didn’t play well in the second half and they made it difficult for us. They won the game in the second half, in which we didn’t have many chances,” Casemiro said.

“We know that we’re a long way off of our objective, but we must stay calm and have a cool head because although it’s a difficult time, there’s still a long way to go and we’ve still got a chance. We have to play better and work harder.”

Meanwhile, head coach Zinedine Zidane is confident his Real side can right the wrongs of the recent loss in Girona, insisting he is not worried by their current predicament.

“I don't want to dwell on it, on the first half we did well but in the second half things did not go to plan. We can get through this, we'll look at the footage and focus on the details,” Zidane said.

“We have to remember that LaLiga is a long competition, there is a long way to go and I'm not worried. We can handle this.”

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