Girona vs Barcelona, La Liga: Match Thread, Live Updates

47’ GOAL!!! Girona 0-3 Barcelona (Olmo): OH MY GOODNESS!!! Jules Kounde plays an amazing long ball with his weaker foot to find the run of Dani Olmo, who then fires a rocket from an impossible angle to find the net and triple Barça’s lead!!! WHAT A GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!

SECOND HALF KICKOFF! Girona 0-2 Barcelona: Back underway at Montlivi!

HALFTIME, Girona 0-2 Barcelona: Barça fully dominated the first 40 minutes and deservedly took a two-goal lead thanks to Lamine Yamal’s brilliance. Girona almost got back in the game twice, but a huge save from Marc-André ter Stegen and a penalty denied by VAR keeps Barça’s advantage intact at the break.

45+1’ PENALTY REVERSED! The referee is called to the screen and reverses his decision after it is shown that Alejandro Balde headed the ball into Iñigo from a very short distance. According to the handball rules, that’s the right call.

44’ PENALTY FOR GIRONA: Miguel Gutiérrez sends a cross into the box and the referee points to the spot for a handball on Iñigo Martínez.

37’ GOAL!!!! Girona 0-2 Barcelona (Yamal): BARÇA DOUBLE THE LEAD!!!! Raphinha sends a free-kick into the box, and after an initial clearance the rebound falls to Lamine Yamal, who pounces with a perfect curler into the bottom corner for his second of the game!!!

30’ GOAL!!! Girona 0-1 Barcelona (Yamal): BARÇA TAKE THE LEAD!!! Girona take a short goal-kick and David López is dispossessed at the edge of the box by Lamine Yamal, who takes the ball away and puts it into the net!

KICKOFF! Girona 0-0 Barcelona: And we’re underway at Montilivi!

WELCOME TO THE MONTILIVI STADIUM!!! The cozy home of Girona in beautiful Catalonia is the site of a monster La Liga clash between the hosts and Barcelona, who come into this one looking to maintain their perfect record to begin the new season. Barça haven’t beaten Girona in 18 months and were embarrassed twice by their local rivals last season, so there’s no doubt Hansi Flick’s side will be looking for revenge in this one. This should be all kinds of fun, and you’re welcome to join us to follow and comment all the action. Vamos!

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BARCELONA

Starting XI: Ter Stegen; Kounde, Cubarsí, Iñigo, Balde; Casadó, Pedri; Yamal, Olmo, Raphinha; Lewandowski (4-2-3-1)

Substitutes: Peña (GK), Kochen (GK), Domínguez, Martín, Fort, Eric, Torre, Guille, Ferran, Víctor

GIRONA

Starting XI: Gazzaniga; Francés, López, Blind, Miguel; Solís, Martín; Tsigankov, Danjuma, Gil; Ruiz (4-2-3-1)

Substitutes: Carlos (GK), López (GK), Arnau, Juanpe, Krejci, Portu, Van de Beek, Misehouy, Miovski, Stuani, Martínez, Asprilla

Competition/Round: 2024-25 La Liga, Matchday 5

Date/Time: Sunday, September 15, 2024, 4.15pm CET (Barcelona), 3.15pm BST/WAT (UK & Nigeria), 10.15am ET, 7.15am PT (USA), 7.45pm IST (India)

Venue: Estadio de Montilivi, Girona, Catalonia, Spain

Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz

VAR: Valentín Pizarro Gómez

On TV: ESPN Deportes (USA), Premier Sports 1 (UK), SuperSport (Nigeria), Movistar (Spain), others

Online: ESPN+ (USA), LaLigaTV (UK), GXR World (India), Movistar+ (Spain), others

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