Sometimes it's simply not enough to report, even with powerful adjectives and a blaring headline, that Goliath took a slingshot to the forehead and that David has produced something close to a combat miracle.
The fact that Real Madrid (Goliath) are world, European and Spanish champions, just made history as the first consecutive Champions League winners and have already won two trophies this season, along with the truth that their operating budget could buy the whole city of Girona, not just the club (David), and because this is the first time for nearly a decade that Los Blancoshave lost to a newly promoted side, it's obvious that the instant focus is on the mighty falling.
Everybody wants to examine the prostrate, unconscious giant rather than admiring the little guy's aim or his daring. But there was so much to relish about the remarkable 94 minutes at the Estadi Montilivi in northern Catalonia on Sunday afternoon: the drama, the political and social backdrop and, above all, the fact that Madrid didn't chuck this away. They were comprehensively outplayed by a thrilling, ultra-confident, smart and tireless Girona.
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