Girona Dominates and Leads La Liga with Confidence and Authority

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Girona has no vertigo and enjoys the leadership of the League whether it plays in Montjuïc or Montilivi. He acts with so much confidence and determination that he is capable of winning the most difficult matches – for example the one against Barça – as well as the calmest ones – the one against Alavés. Right now they are a reliable and unstoppable team since they overcame the defeat against Madrid without a scratch. Nobody knew anything about Alavés, but the match became a monologue from Girona, especially decisive and authoritarian so that there were no doubts about their two points distance with respect to the Bernabéu club.

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Gazzaniga, Eric Garcia, Daley Blind, David López (Juanpe, min. 78), Yan Couto (Arnau Martinez, min. 79), Aleix García, Iván Martín (Jhon Solís, min. 73), Miguel Gutierrez, Portu (Pablo Torre , min. 64), Sávio and Dovbyk

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Sivera, Nahuel Tenaglia, Rafa Marín, Rubén Duarte, Gorosabel (Alex Sola, min. 73), Antonio Blanco (Carlos Benavídez, min. 77), Javi López, Ander Guevara, Guridi (Ianis Hagi, min. 60), Luis Rioja (Abde Rebbach, min. 60) and Samu Omorodion

Goles 1-0 min. 22: Dovbyk. 2-0 min. 42: Porto. 3-0 min. 58: Dovbyk.

Referee Francisco José Hernández Maeso

Nahuel Tenaglia yellow cards (min. 39)

Míchel’s squad not only acted as leaders, but was treated as such by Alavés. Luis García’s boys played with awe, reduced by a daring Girona and at the same time aware that it was in their best interest to solve the game from the start, without waiting for any turnaround – count up to seven if you count the Cup match – for reasons several such as the absence due to suspension of the scorer Stuani. The plan came to fruition for the man who is also the top scorer in the League. The unblocker varies since the opponents have insisted on denying Savinho. The decisive player against Alavés was Yan Couto.

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The load of matches also affects teams that do not compete in Europe and play on Mondays, such as Girona. One day David López is missing, the next day Dovbyk is not there, and it is already known about Yangel’s absence. The last injured person is the unbalanced Tsygankov, replaced by Portu, a ball player who gives more play and unchecking than Pablo Torre. Míchel’s team attacks very well from the sides and the opponents have already become accustomed to defending with a double side, especially to avoid the running and dribbling of Savinho, the depth of Yan Couto and the arrivals of Miguel, decisive in the visit to Montjuïc

There was no doubt that the ball and therefore possession would go to Girona, in the same way that Alavés would attack the spaces with a very physical footballer like Samu. The long pass and counterattack by Luis García’s team, very well placed on the field, contrasted with the association and combination game led by Míchel. Girona, very dynamic, only lacked precision in the last touch to be able to set up the shot or place the center and face Sivera. The goal came by surprise and accumulation when Couto’s shot seemed to touch Marín, causing the forced rebound with a hand from Sivera and enabling Dovbyk’s header.

The Ukrainian striker is as effective in front of goal as he is with his back to the frame, forceful when finishing Girona’s first chance. Alavés had no choice but to take a step forward and somehow give up transitions to give more flight to players like Luis Rioja. The red and white team, however, are as solvent with the defense stopped as in the retreat because they travel in attack and defense as a unit, fast and agile, grouped and with hardly any concessions, very attentive to giving a neat exit to the ball, preferably from Blind or Miguel.

Girona’s effectiveness was tremendous because the second opportunity also ended in the net after Couto’s cross from the right that Portu finished across the right post of the Alavés goalkeeper. The scorer celebrated his ownership and the goal by hugging Míchel in a gesture that demonstrates the complicity of the team with the Vallecas coach.

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The contest had been settled before reaching the break with the score at 2-0. Girona also knows how to rest with the ball, and even more so when the opponent is Alavés, equally concerned about the punch of Míchel’s boys. The coach’s only concern is that his players would lose concentration and leave before game time in the freezing Montilivi stadium.

Yan Couto then took charge of avoiding any accident and once again marking the difference with an extraordinary play in which he alternated dribbling and shooting until he was knocked down in the area by Javi López. Dovbyk converted the penalty without flinching to score his tenth goal in the League.

The 3-0 gave way to the wheel of changes to oxygenate the players with a view to a difficult schedule with rivals such as Betis and Atlético and a Cup match in Elche. The bad news was Yan Couto’s injury. The Brazilian left with gestures of pain without knowing very well what he had until he began to greet the fans and it seemed that he did not suffer any serious injury, much to Míchel’s peace of mind.

The pace of the match progressively declined due to the complicity of Alavés – only a shot against the crossbar by Duarte was recorded – and the tranquility of Girona while the Montilivi fans began to think for the moment about the title of winter champion, once they had already They do not need to resort to cell phone screenshots to attest to their status as leaders of the League. Girona is going like a shot and already has nine points ahead of Barça.

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2023-12-19 01:50:44
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