Ukrainian striker Artem Dovbyk put the visitors ahead in the 12th minute, after a quick counterattack, and, although the hosts equalized shortly after, in the 19th minute, through Poland’s Robert Lewandowski, following a corner, they never let up. to appear threatening.
Close to the break, in the 41st minute, Miguel Gutierrez benefited from the passivity of the Catalan team, FC Porto’s opponents in the Champions League, to put Girona back in control of the scoreboard, who practically sentenced the match in the 80th minute, through Valery, who had entered the field two minutes earlier.
German Ilkay Gundogan’s late goal, in the 90+2 minute, could have revived “Barça” for a draw, but Uruguayan Cristhian Stuani, in the 90+5 minute, in the last “gasp” of the match, completed Girona’s first triumph. over Barcelona, in the eighth game between them.
Portuguese internationals João Cancelo and João Félix were starters in the Catalan team and the defender came close to scoring, in the 32nd minute, after a pass invented by the striker, who was replaced by young Lamine Yamal, aged 16, in the 65th minute.
The team coached by Michel, who had gone into this round on par with Real Madrid at the top of La Liga, capitalized on the 1-1 draw conceded on Saturday by the team from the capital, at the Betis stadium, and isolated themselves in the lead, with two points ahead of their opponents Sporting de Braga in the Champions League.
Girona also confirmed its status as the best attack in the League, now with 38 goals scored, after a clash between two teams that had in common the fact of having suffered the only defeat in the championship at home to Real Madrid (Barcelona lost 2- 1 and Girona 3-0).
The Spanish champions fell to fourth place, seven points behind Girona and equal with third-placed Atlético de Madrid, who, in the early afternoon, won 2-1 against bottom-placed Almería, still having a game overdue.
The team from the capital seemed to be heading towards a quiet victory, easily reaching 2-0, with goals from Alvaro Morata, in the 17th minute, and Argentine Angel Correa, in the 22nd, but the visitors never gave up and reduced the score through the Brazilian. Leo Baptistão, at 62.
The day was also marked by the suspension of the Granada-Athletic Bilbao game, at 18 minutes, due to the death of a spectator, victim of cardiorespiratory arrest, at a time when the Basques were winning 1-0, with a goal scored by Ghanaian Inaki Williams , at six, which the Portuguese André Ferreira, Granada’s goalkeeper, was unable to avoid.
2023-12-10 22:31:00
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