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Updated January 4, 2024

Girona 4-3 Atletico - Unbeaten Run Continues for Girona

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It's been a fairy tale journey for the Girona FC in La Liga. Getting promoted into La Liga in 2022, Girona FC are now one of the favorites to lift the league...

Girona 4-3 Atletico - Unbeaten Run Continues for Girona

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It's been a fairy tale journey for the Girona FC in La Liga. Getting promoted into La Liga in 2022, Girona FC are now one of the favorites to lift the league title this season along with Real Madrid. With only one defeat, Girona are now the joint table topper in the league table along with Real Madrid. Girona FC have already defeated FC Barcelona and last night, they stunned another giant, Atletico Madrid. Girona welcomed Atletico Madrid at Montilivi, where the home team secured a thrilling victory by a 4-3 margin to get the full three points. However, Atletico Madrid's striker Alvaro Morata scored a heroic hattrick, which all had gone into vain.

Match Report

Last night, Atletico Madrid traveled to Montivilli Stadium, aiming to reduce the point difference with Girona. Therefore, Atletico boss Diego Simeone deployed his best possible XI against the most emerging team in La Liga, Girona. Diego Simeone set up the team formation with an aggressive 3-1-4-2. Going out of his comfort zone, Diego Simeone deployed a super-attacking formation against the table topper, using only three defenders. Meanwhile, Girona boss Miguel Ángel Sánchez played his team in a 4-4-1-1 formation. However, the match started with both sides playing very aggressive football. But it was Girona who broke the deadlock at the beginning of the game. Girona got an early lead when Valery Fernandez found the net in just two minutes with an assist from Pau Torres. But Atletico Madrid made a great response and didn't take much time to find the equalizer. Atletico's striker Alvaro Morata was in superb form and opened the scorebook with a fantastic finish in the 14th minute. It seemed offside initially, but it was given a goal after the VAR check. However, Girona FC took full control of the match with the following two goals in the first half. They got the lead again when midfielder Savio found the net with a beautiful striker. A few moments later, the home side made the scoreline 3-1 as Daley Blind netted the ball in the 39th minute. However, Morata once again stepped forward for Atletico Madrid, scoring his second goal of the match just before halftime. Therefore, the first half ended in a 3-2. Coming back from the break, the visitors became very desperate to score more. As a result, they didn't have to wait much to find the equalizer as Alvaro Morata completed his hat-trick with a brilliant header in the 54th minute. After that, both sides got plenty of chances but failed to score. Therefore, it seemed the match would end in a 3-3 tie. But Girona FC stole the show in the injury time. In the 90+1 minute, Ivan Martin scored a stunning goal, which sealed a stunning victory for Girona FC at Montivilli Stadium.

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