Girona knocks down Valencia's wall and clings to the lead with another comeback

Girona has rescued 19 points when the games were cloudy and the obituaries began to be written. Survive every death announced and not by chance. Míchel's team never loses faith and that allows them to live firmly in the leadership of LaLiga. They defend their status as the best team in the championship without meanness, with a brilliant, brave and, above all, effective game. With a strategist on the bench and a leader on the field, Stuani, whose humble experience appears to deliver painful blows like the one Valencia took. [Narrative and statistics (2-1)]

The Valencians managed to tie up the co-leader for many minutes. Girona never changes its style, least of all in Montilivi, and that allowed Baraja to instruct his team to sustain the duel.. They wouldn't have much of the ball and what they had to do was prevent it from going through Sávio. Thierry became very strong on that wing, aided by Foulquier, who embittered the Brazilian in his attempts to rush down the wing.

Tsygankov, on the right, could not even test the young Yarek, the last to join the Quinta del Pipo due to Gayà's injury. Míchel's team had more control, but neither Aleix García was comfortable in command with Pepelu's nuisance nor could they translate that possession into danger and with Dovbyk permanently falling into the offside trap that Mosquera and Paulista set for him.

Yangel Herrera injury

The Valencians' priority was firmness, because from there they could force errors. It was understood when, from a robbery by Foulquier, Fran Pérez crossed a shot that grazed Gazzaniga's corner.. It was a whiplash that did not have continuity, like those that the co-leader had. Without a brilliant game, having lost Yangel Herrera in the first minutes, he managed to reach the area and Dovbyk forced Mamardashvili to use a cat's hand on the stroke of half-time.

The Georgian goalkeeper was once again the protagonist in the return, saving two sharp shots from Aleix García that were beginning to make Míchel's team desperate.. Valencia choked him and forced him to take risks. From there the Valencians took advantage, guided by an incombustible Hugo Duro who takes gold from one meter. That is the hallmark of this Valencia, barely conceding and striking boldly whenever possible.

Míchel looked for a way to come back again, he changed Sávio to the left, but Foulquier also chased him there, who was able to close the game and failed inexplicably alone against Girona's goal.. There were 70 minutes of resistance that ended with the offensive variation that came from the local bench.

Hole on the left

Stuani sat down a defender and Girona began to fuel. A worn-out rival with few weapons on the bench made things easier, and despite strengthening in the middle with Diakhaby, he left a huge hole on his left bank.. Tsygankov tried with a cross that Mosquera saved, as did Mamardashvili with Stuani's header on the ball that came from that side.

Valencia was bleeding and Yan Couto dug into the wound mercilessly. From his centers and his connection with Stuani the comeback was born in six minutes after the 80th minute. The pink-haired Brazilian, who jumped onto the pitch with a yellow card for protesting, roamed freely on the side of the area and his two assists were found by the Uruguayan veteran forcing Mosquera's errors. Girona's smartest player anchors it to the leadership. They didn't even need Sávio, who saw his goal, Girona's third, disallowed. Nothing eclipsed the celebration of watching the League from the top.