Double hit! Girona overthrew Barça (4-2) this Saturday, May 4 and qualified for the Champions League, while offering the title of Spanish champion to Real Madrid.
Barça led 2-1
Second with 13 points ahead of fifth, Athletic Bilbao, with four days to go, Girona are assured of finishing in the top 4 and playing in the next Champions League for the first time in history.
Furthermore, Barcelona’s defeat mathematically secures their 36e league title in Real Madrid, 3-0 winner in Cádiz.
Trailing 2-1 on the hour mark on their home turf, Girona – long in the title race this season – dumped their Catalan neighbors thanks to the exceptional entrance of their wild card Portu, double scorer and decisive pass.
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The 31-year-old Spanish striker turned the game around by leveling the score at 2-2 seconds after coming on (65′), then set up Miguel Gutierrez to take the lead two minutes later (3-2, 67′). , before he took a break with a superb volley (4-2, 75′).
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