Girona defeated FC Barcelona and remained the sole leader of the Spanish League

He Girona Futbol Club defeated FC Barcelona 4-2 on Date 16 of the Spanish league. With this victory, the white and red team got three golden points that places them as the only leaders of the competition.

The meeting began with a slight dominance of the FC Barcelona on possession of the ball, but both teams had key chances to open the scoring, but neither could convert.

The first goal of the match would come after 12 minutes after a counterattack by Girona that, after a 30-meter pass that enabled Viktor Tsygankovwho later saw out of the corner of his eye Artem Dovbyk to define only in front of the goal with his left leg to make it 1-0 on the scoreboard.

Those led by the Spanish Xavi Hernandez They would not stay with that one and they were quickly able to shake off the goal after 19 minutes of action, after a corner kick that took advantage Robert Lewandowski to head and shake the nets to level the score.

He GironaDespite the equalizer, they did not go back and with that they sent their full-backs to attack to give them more depth on the wings.

The Venezuelan team Yangel Herrera obtained positive results when Miguel Gutierrez He entered the Blaugrana area and took a strong left foot shot that slipped into the upper left corner to put the score in favor of the team. Girona in the 40th minute.

He FC Barcelona He had several options before the first half ended, but the main player of the match only added four minutes and did not give him a chance to tie. Both squads returned from the break with the same football rhythm with which they went to the locker room.

He boat, through long possessions of the ball, tried to move the scoreboard, but they had no luck. On the other hand, the Girona was waiting in their area to go on a counterattack.

In the 80th minute of the game, after a long pass that can pivot, the forward of the red and white team left the Valery Fernandez which he defined in a great way in front of the goalkeeper to increase his lead on the scoreboard three goals to one.

The blaugranas would not give up and looked on many occasions for a goal that would put them back in the match and it reached 90+2 from the foot of İlkay Gündoğan.

The fourth goal of the Girona reached 90+5 when the Uruguayan Cristhian Stuani He took advantage of a center in the small area to shake up the nets.

This is a tough defeat for those led by Xavi Hernandez because with a victory they cut the advantage that the Real Madrid and Gironabut with this defeat things become more complicated.

He Girona is the leader with 41 points, second Real Madrid with 39 units, third is Atlético de Madrid with 34 points and fourth is FC Barcelona with 39 units.

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