The match between Barça and Girona
This afternoon, FC Barcelona visit Girona in an exciting duel of the EA Sports League. The match will be played at the Montilivi Stadium from 6.30pm. Both Barça and Girona are fighting to get second place in the classification and win a ticket to play in the Spanish Super Cup next season. Xavi’s team arrives at the game with a 2-point advantage over Míchel’s team. The Blaugrana have 73 points and are 11 points behind the leader, Real Madrid.
The road to the match
FC Barcelona comes to this matchday after a great victory against Valencia, where they overcame an adverse score to win 4 to 2. The star of the match was Robert Lewandowski, who scored a spectacular hat-trick, including a direct free kick in added time. With the league practically decided and eliminated from the other competitions, Barça aims to qualify for next season’s Spanish Super Cup.
For Girona, the Catalan team achieved a comfortable victory against Las Palmas in the last match. With a goal from David López and a penalty converted by Artem Dovbyk, Girona took the 3 points.
Casualties and injured
As for casualties, FC Barcelona will not be able to count on Frenkie de Jong, Alejandro Balde and Pablo Gavi, who are still injured. On the other hand, Oriol Romeu, Andreas Christensen and İlkay Gündoğan are on notice and would miss the next match if they see a yellow card. As for Girona, Juanpe and Ricard Artero are out due to injury, while Cristhian Stuani and Borja García are doubtful due to physical problems. Girona has 5 players on notice, who will miss the next match if they see a yellow card.
Duel of scorers
One of the most interesting aspects of the match will be the duel between Artem Dovbyk and Robert Lewandowski, two of the competition’s top scorers. Dovbyk leads the list with 19 goals, while Lewandowski has 16. Both players have performed strongly this season and will be key for their respective teams in this clash.
Possible alignments
The possible lineups for this match are as follows:
Girona FC:
Paulo Gazzaniga, Miguel Gutiérrez, Eric García, David López, Daley Blind, Yan Couto, Aleix García, Yangel Herrera, Iván Martín, Savinho and Artem Dovbyk.
FC Barcelona:
Marc-Andre Stegen, João Cancelo, Pau Cubarsi, Ronald Araújo, Jules Kound, Christensen, Pedri, Gundogan, Raphinha, Lamine Yamal and Robert Lewandowski are all in the squad.
Time and where to watch the match
The match between Barça and Girona will be played today at 18:30 at the Montilivi Stadium. Fans will be able to follow the match online through premium.cat or on television through DAZN.
