Girona defeated Barcelona (2-4) to show that he takes the Spanish league very seriously, after achieve a prestigious victory which gives them sole lead and leaves the Blaugranas seven points behind in fourth place overall.
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🔴⚪️ #BarçaGirona pic.twitter.com/FDGHsCeZk4— FC Girona (@GironaFC) December 10, 2023
Team Michelle Sanchez knew how to suffer and be determined; weathered the storm and was precise and surgical during the hottest moments of the game, in the last minutes of the first half and in the final part of the game.
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— LALIGA (@LaLiga) December 10, 2023
There is no doubt about the strength of Girona, that strength Michelle Sanchez They are very serious. This is not a revelation from the League, This is the crown jewel of the championship. He has shown this so far and confirmed it against Barcelona in a match in which his coach played a trick.
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❤ ✅🤍 @GironaFC managed to beat Barcelona for the first time in history #LALIGAHistory!#LALIGAEASPORTS pic.twitter.com/PDEeosJp8w
— LALIGA (@LaLiga) December 10, 2023
The day before, he said that his team would not be able to play against Barcelona, since the Blaugrana could harm them. But the one who offended Barcelona fans was Girona. with vertical play, with adjusted pieces and punishment for every mistake.
And Barcelona played their best football of the season for many minutes in the first half. But Girona with forecasts Tsygankov right and Savio left arrival Miguel and omnipresence Dovbik pressing the central defenders, it was scary.
In the first part, The game was continuous back and forth, The team that didn’t have the ball had to suffer and Girona struck first. He warned with two actions Tsygankov and Dovbikand the third, Ukrainian connection, after an error Christensen, This allowed number nine Girona to give their team the lead in the 12th minute (0–1).
For Barcelona, the dominance of its midfield three brought little benefit; the dagger that was Rafinha It didn’t reach him on the right. However, in a corner kick Lewandowski withand brought the central defenders forward and balanced the match (1-1, min. 18).
From that moment on, Blaugrana took command of the operations. They dominated the Girona team, which lost without a goal, but Xavi’s men did not finish the game. As soon as Michel’s people could breathe, They once again punished the questionable local defence.
Except, Gundogan, Pedri and De Jond they suffered too much in the lighting and began to grow Savio and Miguel Gutierrez on right. Dovbik He had a couple of shots from close range and Iñaki Pena scored a couple from close range.
Girona pressed and Barça responded, now on the left flank thanks to Portuguese connections and a shot from the field. I cancel dheld Gazzaniga. Until Michel’s team again achieved success in battle Miguel that he found the highway on his side, he looked for the top of a large area and struck the crossbar of the Barça goal with his left foot.
The score 1:2 in the 40th minute became decisive. demonstrating that Girona is very serious. So much so that in 45 minutes he managed to freeze the Blaugrana, who could not fully believe what they had seen in their dreams in the first half.
All the fluidity that was in the first half with only four fouls, withand lost in the first minutes of the second. They gritted their teeth, especially the Blaugrana, who locked Girona in the first fifteen minutes.
Gazzaniga had to repeatedly intervene in timid shots Chon (min. 51), Rafinha (54 and 58) and Gundogan (57). Barca didn’t get it right and as soon as Girona had the ball they went back on the attack and again caused confusion in the local defense.
Xavi made a move with three pieces with an exit Lamin Yamal, Balde and Ferran from Christensen, Joao and Rafinha in the 65th minute and Barca brought more intensity and rhythm for several minutes until Michel’s side regained the ball and the game changed the momentum again.
And the history of the first half repeated itself. Girona believed, they had the ball again, and ten minutes later they scored the third goal. This was during the action Stuani about Valeriawho controlled and sent the ball near the left post of the goal by Iñaki Pena (1-3, min. 80).
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— LALIGA (@LaLiga) December 10, 2023
Savio to meet with Iñaki Peña who escaped 1-4 at the height of Barça’s confusion, but Gundogan He scored in the 92nd minute to make it 2-3 and add excitement to the final minutes. It was only until Stuani He made it 2-4 in the 95th minute with a superb cross. Savio.
With this result, Girona leaves Barça very touchedget sole leadership, wins the first victory in its history against the Blaugrana, but above all, it shows that this is no longer a revelation of the championship, but a reality.
(according to information from EFE)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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