While Barca were in the US ahead of the match against Club América, there was some good news from Spain. Here, Girona had added points against Betis and this means that first place in the league has come a little closer.
It was with far greater difficulty than expected that Barca got the three points against bottom team Almería when the Andalusians visited yesterday. It was only in the 83rd minute that the winning 3-2 score was scored and the three important points came to the account.
So it was just a matter of waiting to see how the rivals at the top would fare and here came good news from Sevilla, where Betis and Girona played 1-1. It otherwise looked like a victory for top team Girona for a long time, but Betis equalized at 1-1 in the 89th minute.
Thus, Girona has 45 points in a shared first place with Real Madrid, while Barca has 38 points in third place. Real Madrid played late last night away against Alavés, where it resulted in a narrow victory of 0-1.
With Girona’s draw, Barca came two points closer to first place in the league table.
