"An entertaining meeting between the two Catalan rivals saw Raphinha and Vladyslav Vanat go close for either side before Barça won a penalty on the stroke of halftime, but Lamine Yamal's spot kick hit the post. After the break, Pau Cubarsi's header was quickly cancelled out by Thomas Lemar and Beltran had the final say for Girona, who finished the game with 10 men after Joel Roca was sent off in added time for a hard foul on Yamal."
"Raphinha made his return to the starting lineup from injury and was involved from the beginning, hitting a low pass to the onrushing Yamal, who curled the ball around the post. Although Girona began to see more of the ball, Barça still threatened as Raphinha fired wide and Yamal then chipped an effort straight at Paulo Gazzaniga. Another promising break from the hosts saw Viktor Tsygankov thread the ball into Vanat, but his strike was saved by Joan García."
Barcelona failed to reclaim top spot after Girona won 2-1 thanks to Fran Beltrán's late goal. Raphinha returned to the starting lineup and created early chances, with Lamine Yamal and Vanat also testing the goalkeepers. Barcelona won a stoppage-time first-half penalty, but Yamal's spot kick struck the post. Pau Cubarsí put Barcelona ahead with a header shortly after the break, but Thomas Lemar levelled within two minutes. Beltrán scored the decisive goal for Girona, who finished with ten men after Joel Roca's late sending off. Barcelona sit two points behind Real Madrid.
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