US EditionGirona stun Barcelona 2-1 to leave Real Madrid top of LaLiga
- At Montilivi on Monday night, Girona FC secured a 2-1 LaLiga win over FC Barcelona in a Catalan rivalry kickoff at 21:00 CET.
- Bidding to bounce back from a shock Copa del Rey result, FC Barcelona suffered a humbling 4-0 defeat to Atletico Madrid and lead LaLiga by one point over Real Madrid.
- The fixture was shown on Premier Sports 1 in the UK and Ireland and on ESPN2, ESPN Deportes, ESPN Select, and fuboTV in the US, with kickoffs at 21:00 CET and 15:00 ET/12:00 PT.
- Barcelona's lead of one point over Real Madrid makes this result consequential for the title race, while Girona's resurgence under Michel, currently 12th with six wins, eight draws, and nine losses, adds momentum to their victory.
- History favoured FC Barcelona, who had won the last three meetings including a 2-1 reverse-fixture win this season, while Girona FC had just 13 points from 11 matches at Montilivi and drew back-to-back against Sevilla and Getafe.
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Hansi Flick appeared before the media in the press room of Montilivi to analyze the hard defeat of Barcelona against Girona that leaves Real Madrid leader. The German coach again took the opposite to his club not talking about the referees after protesting in the field a fault about Koundé prior to the 2-1 of Fran Beltrán «We have had occasions in the first, but in the second the Girona has had more. We are not at a good time, we have not been s…
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Battered in Girona, the Barça gave the League's lead to Madrid after being very ill-fated in the Copa against Atlético. The most fecund team has remained sterile, even after playing with five strikers in Montilivi, a stadium feverish with the jovial and ambitious football of the Michel team. Neglected the blue attackers, the goal of the central Cubarsí served nothing because the defensive concessions succeed without stopping in a team without so…
Soccer-Girona stun Barcelona 2-1 to leave Real Madrid top of LaLiga
GIRONA, Spain, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Girona came from behind to beat visitors Barcelona 2-1 in LaLiga on Monday, as last season's champions failed to return to the summit, leaving Real Madrid top of the table.
Girona players surprisingly defeated Barcelona 2-1 in the final match of the 24th round of the Spanish championship. The Catalans suffered their fourth defeat this season and lost the lead in the standings to Real Madrid.
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