Taty Castellanos enjoys 'dream night' with four goals against Real Madrid

Taty Castellanos enjoyed a "dream night" as the striker bagged all four Girona goals in a famous 4-2 win over Real Madrid to all but end the Spanish champions' hopes of retaining their La Liga crown.

Defeat leaves Real Madrid 11 points behind Barcelona having played a game more.

Castellanos was left in tears after missing a big chance against Barcelona earlier in April as Girona drew, but made amends in spectacular fashion at Montilivi against Madrid.

The Argentine, on loan at Girona from MLS side New York City FC – both clubs are part of the City Football Group – exposed some amateur defending by Real Madrid on a night that will live long in the memory.

Castellanos shut down his social media accounts after his bad night in front of goal at Camp Nou, but thanked those close to him for their support.

"It was a dream night, we had a great game against one of the best teams in the world," Castellanos said.

"I never imagined this, enjoying it with our fans, with the people who have sent me support – my family, people in Argentina, they are always supporting me and that's fundamental."

Castellanos now has 11 goals in La Liga this season in 29 appearances. It was the 24-year-old's second four-goal haul of his career having also scored a quadruple against Real Salt Lake for New York City FC in April 2022.

"Obviously they are different days, it was a dream to score against Madrid and to score four – you can't even imagine it," he added. "I'm very happy for everything, for the fans, for the lads."

It was yet another damaging defeat for Real Madrid and hardly ideal preparation for next month's Champions League semi-final double-header against Manchester City.

Coach Carlo Ancelotti was hampered by striker Karim Benzema taking a