Girona was heading towards victory in its visit to the Deportivo Alavés, but on the hour mark they left two points on the way and gave the chance to Barcelona to snatch second place from LaLiga, which already has as champion Real Madrid.
Days after beating Barça 4-2 and securing their place in the next UEFA Champions Leaguean unprecedented classification in the club’s history, the Catalan team received an agonizing blow in the Empty Country.
Girona let two points slip away in Vitoria. EFE
Because in Mendizorroza, where in 2019 they certified their last relegation, they won thanks to the Blaugrana’s goals Eric Garcia (4′) and the Venezuelan Yangel Herrera (44′) in the first half, but at 100 minutes, in the last play of the game, Jon Guridiwho had partially equalized earlier (12′), scored his double and frustrated the plans of the team led by Míchel.
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When they had the advantage, Girona did not finish them off and, after suffering on some occasions, ended up succumbing to the emboldened local team, which appeared at the start of the thirty-fifth round of LaLiga without much at stake. On this occasion, not even the Ukrainian Artem Dovbyk, who is on his way to being the top scorer with 20 goals, could save the tournament’s sensation team.
For now, Girona reached 75 points (+31), but Barcelona (73, +27) will surpass it if they defeat Real Sociedad at home next Monday.
In recent times, Girona will host Villarreal, visit Valencia and play at home against Granada, while Barcelona, which added just three points from the last nine, will close against Almería (V), Rayo Vallecano (L) and Sevilla (V).
The runner-up (Real Madrid, which has 87 units, celebrated in advance) will not only have the prestige of the position, mainly for a team outside these instances such as the stubborn team, but will also access the Spanish Super Cup 2025where Real Madrid, Athletic Bilbao and Mallorca, the latter finalists of the Copa del Rey, already have tickets.
This competition, which will be held next January in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, also grants an important financial prize, although less than the one that the Blaugranas missed by not accessing the 2025 Club Super World Cup.