BARCELONA. Girona overcomes FC Barcelona 4-2.
The match was played at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys stadium in Barcelona on Sunday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. In front of 42,848 spectators. The referee was Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos with the collaboration of Diego Santaursula Aguado and Iván Hernández Ramos. The 4th official was Juan Antonio Campos Salinas. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 15.14 degrees Celsius or 59.25 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 56%.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, FC Barcelona stays with 34 points like Atlético Madrid to remain in the 4th place. On the other side, Girona will has 41 points to hold in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, FC Barcelona will play away against Valencia on the 17th of December with a 25-6 head to head in favor of FC Barcelona (14 draws).
Girona will host Deportivo Alavés on the 17th of December with a 5-5 head to head stats.
FC Barcelona – Formation
FC Barcelona
90'
65'
90'
FC Barcelona started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Xavier Hernández Creus decided to play with the following team: Iñaki Peña , Jules Koundé , Ronald Araújo , Andreas Christensen , João Cancelo , Frenkie de Jong , Ilkay Gündogan , Pedri , Raphinha , Robert Lewandowski and João Félix .
The home team had on the bench: Alejandro Balde , Ferran Torres , Oriol Romeu, Sergi Roberto, Ander Astralaga, Lamine Yamal , Diego Kochen, Fermín López and Pau Cubarsí.
Substitutions
FC Barcelona made 4 changes: Andreas Christensen for Alejandro Balde (65′), Raphinha for Ferran Torres (65′), João Félix for Lamine Yamal (65′) and Pedri for Fermín López (80′).
Player of the match: Ilkay Gündogan
The player that probably impressed the most for FC Barcelona was Ilkay Gündogan.
His rating is with 1 goal, 81 passes (89% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 3 crosses.
Girona – Formation
Girona
Girona started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Miguel Ángel Sánchez Muñoz played with: Paulo Gazzaniga , Eric García , David López , Daley Blind , Yan Couto , Iván Martín , Aleix García , Miguel Gutiérrez , Viktor Tsygankov , Sávio and Artem Dovbyk .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Ibrahima Kébé , Cristhian Stuani , Juan Carlos, Bernardo Espinosa, Arnau Martínez, Valery Fernández , Juanpe, Jhon Solis , Portu and Toni Fuidias.
Substitutions
Girona made 4 changes: Yan Couto for Valery Fernández (78′), Viktor Tsygankov for Portu (78′), Iván Martín for Jhon Solis (87′) and Artem Dovbyk for Cristhian Stuani (73′).
Player of the match: Cristhian Stuani
The player that probably impressed the most for Girona was Cristhian Stuani.
His rating is with 1 goal, 4 passes (75% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 3.
His performance was exceptional also because he commenced the match from the bench before entering in the 73′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Atlético Madrid – Almería – 2-1
- Cádiz – Osasuna – 1-1
- FC Barcelona – Girona – 2-4
