Madrid, Dec. 1 -- Real Madrid drew 1-1 away to Girona, a result that lifted FC Barcelona to the top of La Liga after 14 rounds.
On Sunday, Barcelona had 34 points, one more than Real Madrid. Villarreal sat a further point back, with Atletico Madrid on 31.
Real Madrid dropped six points with three consecutive draws. Kylian Mbappe had an effort ruled out for offside before Azzedine Ounahi put Girona ahead on the stroke of halftime, finishing after a flowing move. Thibaut Courtois denied Vladyslav Vanat after the break, and Vinicius Jr then won a penalty that Mbappe converted to level.
Barcelona beat Deportivo Alaves 3-1 on Saturday, with Lamine Yamal and Dani Olmo overturning Pablo Ibanez's first-minute opener.
Villarreal stayed in the ti...