Girona’s wild and wonderful win over Atlético shows title tilt is no fluke | Sid Lowe

Upstarts began 2024 with a bang to draw level with ‘winter champions’ Madrid and prove they are genuine contenders

When the board went up with four minutes on it at the end of Atlético Madrid’s visit to Montilivi, the same thought crossed pretty much everyone’s mind: oh come on, is that all?

It was way after 11pm on a cold, misty Wednesday night in January, the first time fans had ventured out since Christmas, but they would have carried on until the morning if they could have. Once in a while a game comes along you wish would never end – once in a while or every other week if you’re Girona, purveyors of partidazos, serving up a 5-3, a 5-2, and three 4-2s – and this was it. A bit special, even for them. Continue reading...


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