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If there is a league that is giving a lot to talk about is La Liga in Spain, a competition that is being much tighter and tighter than many of us could foresee before its start. It must be said that in the other European leagues we are also seeing this, the point differential is not as wide as it could be in previous years, it is true that we have only had six or seven rounds, but I find it curious that many clubs continue to keep the pulse on each other. In England City is the leader, in Italy it is Inter, in Germany Bayern, but the "surprise" that is not so surprising is that in the Iberian country the current leader is Yangel Herrera's Girona.

Why is this Barcelona team the new top of the table? - Well, obviously for several reasons. The first is because the level of play they are displaying is fantastic, they are undefeated in La Liga with 6 wins and a draw and if you have seen any of their games you will realize that they do not give up any, the best example of that was yesterday's game against Villarreal; they were losing 0-1 and in five minutes they turned it around 2-1 and took the win. When a team is so hooked and it seems that everything is going well for them, things like this happen, they can afford to look down on Real Madrid and Barcelona. But for how long, I think part of this will be decided on Saturday.

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Saturday because that is the day when they will face Real Madrid at Montilivi, Girona's home. In other circumstances this would be just another match but I'm sure it won't be like that given Michel's team and the particular situation in which the Merengues find themselves and it is here where I fall into the second reason for my initial question. It is not a question of belittling Girona, but part of the reason why they are leading is because both Madrid and Barca are not in good form in their starts, that is a truth and it is not wrong to say it. The Whites played yesterday against Las Palmas, a team that is seventeenth in the table and that at times complicated Ancelotti's team.

It is true that they won 2-0 and calmed the troubled waters that the club was in after the embarrassment they experienced at the Metropolitano but I still think that yesterday's version is light years away from what the average fan aspires to. The problem of this Madrid is the lack of goal, I don't know how many times they came in the first half so they could only score one goal in Brahim's boots at the end of the first 45 minutes. The commentators were talking about the ghost of Benzema at the Bernabeu and look, yes. I firmly believe that Joselu is not a bad striker, he proved it at Espanyol but anxiety is taking him away, you can feel it when he manages to score a goal in the second half as he hits the turf, the pressure he must be feeling to fill the space left by the Frenchman must be immense.

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So, Madrid played well yesterday? - Half-heartedly. The second half, in my opinion, was pretty weak, there is no comparison with what they did in the first half, they seemed to settle. Bad news and that is that Alaba got injured, another center back in the infirmary, the good news is that Vinicius is back. I think Saturday's game will be almost a final, although we are just starting but if Girona wins it would already be 4 points ahead. Not to mention what is coming next week in the Champions League against Napoli. The other protagonist is the Culé team, led by Xavi, who are not in their best moment either.

A few days ago I talked about the winning DNA that was beginning to show, games against Betis, the Champions League and against Celta gave us to think that they were finding that formula or magic that had not been seen for a long time. I probably spoke too soon or they just had a bad day, but in the game against Mallorca they showed again the same team that came to light against Celta, the difference is that here they couldn't come back to win. I remember Mallorca was up on the scoreboard twice and Barca was always able to equalize but it was impossible for them to take the victory. That game was one with ridiculous possession by the blaugranas, more than 70%, but in terms of play and creation of chances they were again completely sterile.

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Barca plays tomorrow against Sevilla and on Wednesday against Porto in the Champions League, both extremely complicated matches. The issue with the Culés against Mallorca is that Joao Félix, that player we have praised here, was zero determinant, it was a version very similar to that of Atlético de Madrid or Chelsea and that is something that definitely does not suit Barcelona. Oriol Romeu is not fine either, he is always being substituted, it is rare for him to finish a complete game and Gündoğan is not showing either. Frankie De Jong's drop is noticeable and felt, hence to what I'm commenting. And well, once again the youngest players saved the club from a bad role, Fermín López made it 2-2 and Yamal's entrance was also revulsive for an offensive half awakening of Barca.

Girona is the leader on its own merits, it has been able to capitalize on its games and has managed to turn others around to take the victory, it is one of the teams that has scored the most while being down on the scoreboard. It is also the leader because the two big teams in Spain may not be going through the best moment and we have to take advantage of that. Between tomorrow and Saturday a lot is at stake, the three teams in question depend on themselves to be at the top. One to continue on a roll and others to silence a little the rumors and certain doubts that may be generated. What is happening is top because it gives another color to the competition, makes it much more attractive and that will always be good for the sport and the show.

Well my people that's all for today, I hope you liked it.
¡Hugs to all, see you next time!