Traoré Ignites Villarreal’s Hopes and Drowns Girona’s Hopes in La Liga’s Second Place
A painful loss for Girona against Villarreal weakens its hopes for the second place and raises Villarreal’s hopes for qualifying for European competitions
Girona failed to take advantage of the opportunity to advance towards the second place in the Spanish league standings after its defeat against Villarreal in the match that took place yesterday on Tuesday. The visiting team managed to achieve a distinguished victory after scoring a single goal without a response at the “Montilivi Municipal” stadium, within the framework of the thirty-sixth round of the Spanish League.
The Burkinabe star Bertrand Traoré stood out during the match after he scored the decisive goal in the fifty-ninth minute of the first half of the match.
After this defeat, Girona’s points froze at 75 points, which led to its acquisition of the third place in the table, which means that they have lost the temporary opportunity to take over the second place against Barcelona. Barcelona will face Almeria, which was officially announced to be relegated to the second division, at the “Power Horse Stadium” on Thursday.
As for Villarreal, this victory increased its chances of qualifying for European competitions, as its balance rose to 51 points in the eighth place, and it is now only three points away from the seventh place that will guarantee its qualification to the Conference League
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