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Watching this match was very tense because Gorino played at a pretty good level, but because Bilbao didn't want to lose the game they just defended and didn't play openly. Girona also played quite dominantly because they controlled the rhythm of the game and Tsigankov managed to break into Bilbao's goal as a superior move for Girono. If you look at the opportunities to score goals, I can see that Bilbao have far more chances but because the finishing is still bad.
Williams equalized in the 67th minute making the match even more pressing for both. Girona's draw means Real Madrid is at the top of the standings with the same points, but Real Madrid is ahead with a much smaller number of goals conceded than Girona. Bilbao's defense can be said to be quite good in this match and the result of the match is in line with the expected predictions.
the match ended in a draw with a score of 1:1, as many people have said here, Atletic Bilbao was not an easy opponent for Girona. In fact, even though Girona put up fierce resistance to the visitors, Bilbao did not feel pressured. Bilbao was able to maintain its defense well so that it did not concede many goals. Girona, the first half looked boring because neither club had given an early lead. The second half started to get interesting because Girona appeared more aggressive and Viktor Tsyhankov scored his first goal for Girona, but not long after Bilbao equalized in the 67th minute and the game ended Neither team scored additional goals so they were quite satisfied with the draw.
Girona has not been able to occupy first place again because Girona has not managed to get 3 points which would put itself in first position. With this, Girona will occupy second place while waiting for Real Madrid to make a mistake in the next match, but if not then Real Madrid will continue to lead the standing.
For the second time this season, Girona drew and gave way to Madrid to lead the standings, even though they both have 35 points. Bilbao managed to hold off Girona to continue leading the standings, and as I said they helped Ancelotti's squad indirectly, it's quite interesting the competition going on in the top four at the moment.
What should be a lesson for all La Liga clubs is that it is not easy to beat Girona, and they have not lost their touch and luck so far. As a club full of surprises, Girona knows that challenging Madrid and other strong La Liga teams is not an easy task, because it requires quite high consistency and even squad depth.
However, Madrid will have the opportunity to remain at the top of the standings until next week, because their next opponent will be Granada. Meanwhile, I see that Girona opponent in the future is a bit tough, namely Valencia, this will be a test for Michel squad, as well as good luck for Barcelona and ATM to reduce the point difference.