Michel's team guaranteed “cream” championship, and a place in the group stage of the Champions League for the next season.
GironaUkrainians Artem Dovbik and Viktor Tsygankov beat Barcelona strong> in the home match of the 34th round of the Spanish La Liga. The Catalan derby at the Municipal de Montilivi stadium in the city of Girona ended with the score 4:2.
Already in the third minute of the meeting, took the lead of the “blue garnets” >Andreas Christensen. However, the “white-red” responded instantly – in the fourth minute, Dovbik scored with a header after Ivan Martin’s cross from the left flank.
Video of Dovbik’s goal
For the 26-year-old Ukrainian forward, this goal was the 20th this season. Dovbik increased his lead in the Spanish Championship scoring race over Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham, who scored 18 goals.
Before the break, Barcelona took the lead again – the penalty was converted by Robert Lewandowski.
But in the second half, the Girona team were head and shoulders better than their principal opponent. In the 65th minute, Porto equalized the score immediately after coming on as a substitute, shooting into the goal after Dovbik's pass. For Artem, this is the sixth assist in the current La Liga.
Video of Dovbik’s assist
Soon Michel's team was already ahead – Miguel Gutierrez on 67- In the 74th minute, Girona scored against the Blaugranas for the fourth time – Porto received the ball from Savio and scored a double with a beautiful shot into the far corner.
Let us note that Dovbik and Tsygankov were in the starting lineup for the match against Barcelona. Artem played the entire match, and Victor spent 65 minutes on the field, after which he was replaced by Jan Couto.
Review of the match “Girona” – “Barcelona”
Thanks to this victory, Girona (74 points) moved into second place in La Liga, pushing Barcelona (73 points) to third position .
Thus, Real Madrid, led by Ukrainian goalkeeper Andrey Lunin (87 points), four rounds before the end, became the champion of the 2023/24 Primera season. This is the 36th championship title in history for the Royal Club. According to this indicator, “cream” are the absolute record holders of the Spanish championship.
In turn, “Girona” guaranteed itself a finish in the top 4 and access to the Champions League for the first time in the club’s history.
In the next round of the Spanish championship, the team of Dovbik and Tsygankov will play away against Alaves on May 10, and Xavi’s team will host Real Sociedad on May 13.