Girona They were beaten by Athletic Bilbao as a visitor (2-3) and lost ground in the fight for LaLiga, which had it in first place for a long time. The team led by Míchel started badly and came back in the second half, but it was not enough to fight the match.
The Catalan team accumulated its third defeat in this edition of LaLiga, and is now six points away from Merengue. Juan Manuel Serrano Arce/Getty Images
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The Catalans suffered a double from Álex Berenguer and another conquest from Iñaki Williams, disconcerted and with little ability to react to manage to take the game forward. perhaps still accusing the blow received against the leader Real Madrid, who had just beaten them 4-0 last night. They had the chance to tie at the end, but a clearance by defender Daniel Vivian on the line saved the locals and ended the outcome of the game. That is to say, in just ten days, Girona lost the top spot and is now in second place, six points behind a Merengue team that had also just lost points. on this day after a pale draw with Rayo Vallecano.
It is also curious that this is the third defeat for the City Group team this season. The previous two? Precisely against Real Madrid; In addition to the defeat received in this second round, they had lost 3-0 on September 30 and at home. He went almost five months without defeat, but in the last two days he collapsed and his aspirations to be champion were in jeopardy.
On the next day, Girona will host Rayo Vallecano, a team that is 14th, in an ideal opportunity to recover. Not only to get closer to Madrid, but to not let Barcelona grow, which is now breathing down their neck two points away.