On Monday, Fútbol Club Barcelona aims to secure a victory that would lift them 15 points clear of Real Madrid, bringing the Blaugrana a step closer to the league crown.
For this match, Barça will continue without Christensen, Pedri, De Jong, or Dembélé. Ansu Fati will attempt another strong showing in defense of his place.
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Girona, meanwhile, seeks a win that would place them firmly in mid-table and push away from relegation, which could lift them ten points ahead. It could also set the stage for a push toward a Europa League spot, eight points off the current position.
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XI CONFIRMED OF GIRONA
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- Barcelona has not lost any of their five LaLiga meetings with Girona, with four wins and one draw, scoring in every game and boasting a goal difference of 14 for and three against.
- Only against Atletico Madrid have Girona played more matches without a win in LaLiga than against Barcelona, recording five losses, one draw, and four draws against other opponents.
- Barcelona has not lost any of the last 30 Catalan derbies in LaLiga, with 22 wins and eight draws, and their last defeat to Espanyol came in February 2009 at Camp Nou (1-2).
- Girona has lost just one of its five Catalan derbies as a visitor in LaLiga, with two wins and two draws, after recording several losses at home against regional rivals in the league.
- Barcelona has not lost any of their 13 home LaLiga games this season, conceding only two goals in total, in a 1-1 draw with Espanyol and a 2-1 win over Real Madrid.
- Girona has taken three wins in their last six LaLiga games, just one win short of their previous 16 league games where they had four wins, five draws, and seven losses.
- Only Villarreal has scored more points in LaLiga this season after halftime than Barcelona, while Barça has surrendered the fewest points after the break due to goals conceded (two).
- Barcelona leads with a 13.3% success rate this season in LaLiga, while Girona sits at 12.7%—the Girona side enjoying the strongest form in their top-flight campaign to date.
- Cristhian Stuani scored twice in three LaLiga matches against Barcelona for Girona. Overall, the Uruguayan striker accounted for 58% of Girona’s goals against Barcelona and Real Madrid in the competition (7 of 12).
- Girona coach Míchel Sánchez has faced Barça more times than any other opponent in his LaLiga coaching career and has yet to record a victory against them (four losses in four matches).
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Alignments of Barcelona vs. Girona
Barcelona (1-4-3-3): Ter Stegen; Araujo, Koundé, Garcia, Balde; Sergi Roberto, Busquets, Gavi; Raphinha, Lewandowski, Ansu Fati
Girona (1-4-3-3): Gazzaniga; Arnau, Santi Bueno, David Lopez, Javi Hernández; Oriol Romeu, Ivan Martin, Borja Garcia; Tsygankov, Taty, Villa.
Source: Goal