It’s now or never for a Girona side slipping from contention in La Liga’s title chase as Real Betis come to town.
A sudden stutter in form has seen Girona slip slightly out of view in La Liga’s title race, but the club will look to continue its resilient run of results at home when Real Betis visits on Sunday. Spain’s top flight gets back underway following the recent international break, which was well-timed for a Betis team that had suffered three consecutive losses just prior to the pause earlier this month. Girona, meanwhile, has won just three of its last nine games and now sits 10 points off table leader Real Madrid, but a run of 11 straight games at home without a loss bodes well for the club.
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The only team to come away from the Estadi Municipal de Montilivi with a win so far this season is Real, who put surprise title contender Girona in its place with a 3-0 win back in September.
Los Blanquivermells have won nine and drawn twice at home since then, but it’s Girona’s away form that’s become a cause for alarm after suffering four successive defeats on the road.
The most recent of those losses fell at Getafe just before the international break, where 19-year-old Yellu Santiago’s first-half finish was all that stood between the two teams:
However, Michel Sanchez’s men will return to action in familiar surroundings on Sunday, with a view to keeping touch with second-place Barcelona and the runaway Real.
German Pezzella dashed Girona spirits when these teams met in Seville just prior to Christmas, scoring in the 88th minute to secure a draw after Artem Dovbyk’s penalty put the visitors ahead.
The Ukrainian was on fire so Sanchez’s side earlier this season but has now gone eight games without a goal, which has been a significant factor in the club’s recent fall in form.
Betis, meanwhile, will look forward to the return of striker Chimy Avila after he sat out the recent loss at Rayo Vallecano due to suspension.
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