Girona

Girona Edge Atletico Thriller, Stay Leveled With Real Madrid

Girona, aspiring to replicate Leicester City's remarkable underdog story, recently achieved a stunning 4-3 victory over Atletico Madrid, asserting themselves as shock Spanish title challengers and staying in contention with Real Madrid at the top of La Liga. After Los Blancos edged Real Mallorca 1-0 thanks to Antonio Rudiger's goal, Ivan Martin's ...

Girona Take Liga Lead Back, Atletico go Third

Shock Spanish title challengers Girona returned to the top of La Liga with a 1-0 at Celta Vigo on Sunday. Atletico Madrid climbed third, above struggling champions Barcelona on goal difference, with a comfortable 2-0 win at home against Valencia. Michel Sanchez's Girona moved one point clear of Real Madrid, who beat Las Palmas on Saturday, ...

Girona Drop Vital Points In Title Race, Barca Beat Alaves

Shock title challengers Girona dropped two vital points in La Liga with a 0-0 draw against Real Sociedad on Saturday. Barcelona, third, earned a 3-1 win at Alaves in La Liga on Saturday with Brazilian teenager Vitor Roque scoring and then sent off in a lively appearance off the bench. Catalan minnows Girona, second and now trailing leaders Real ...

Slumping Girona and Limp Barcelona Fail to Exploit Real's Liga Slip

Presented with a chance to gain ground on Liga leaders Real Madrid, both Girona and then Barcelona tamely surrendered points on Sunday. After Real Madrid drew in Valencia the night before, surprising title challengers Girona had a chance to reverse their recent slump and regain some ground. But they continued to subside as they lost 1-0 at ...

'Extraordinary' Vinicius Hits Brace as Madrid Gain on Fading Girona

Vinicius Junior struck twice to earn Real Madrid a commanding 10 point lead at the top of La Liga in a 4-2 rout of Osasuna on Saturday, with fading title rivals Girona falling to a 1-0 defeat at Getafe. The Brazilian forward mesmerised for Los Blancos and reached 18 goals across all competitions this season, while Dani Carvajal and Brahim Diaz ...

Real Madrid Claim 36th Spanish Title After Girona Stun Barca

Real Madrid earned what coach Carlo Ancelotti said was a "deserved" La Liga title on Saturday after beating Cadiz 3-0 and Girona sealed it with a stunning 4-2 victory over Barcelona. Ancelotti's side did their homework by beating Cadiz and after last season's champions stumbled against Girona, Los Blancos were crowned champions for a ...

The Unexpected Football Landscape Revolution (2/3)

As Leverkusen’s run will forever be remembered as exciting and entertaining, other teams in Europe have also been able to defy the traditional top 4, such as the Spanish club of Girona. Although this team may not have achieved the same level of success as Leverkusen, their season has been nothing short of impressive, warranting analysis to ...

Yamal Bags Brace as Barca Take Girona Revenge

Teenage star Lamine Yamal struck twice as La Liga leaders Barcelona thrashed Girona 4-1 on Sunday. Hansi Flick's side have now won all five of their opening matches and avenged two humiliating Catalan derby defeats by Girona last season with an emphatic victory at Montilivi. Yamal's first-half double sent Barcelona on their way with Dani Olmo ...