{"id":299927,"date":"2023-12-12T17:30:21","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T17:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/?p=299927"},"modified":"2023-12-12T17:30:21","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T17:30:21","slug":"girona-still-above-barcelona-and-real-madrid-with-help-from-ex-gillingham-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/soccer\/girona-still-above-barcelona-and-real-madrid-with-help-from-ex-gillingham-star\/","title":{"rendered":"Girona still above Barcelona and Real Madrid \u2013 with help from ex-Gillingham star"},"content":{"rendered":"

Aston Villa are flying high in the Premier League and Bayer Leverkusen are leading the way in the Bundesliga, but the real <\/i>Cinderella story is happening in La Liga.<\/p>\n

Girona are two points clear of Real Madrid at the top of the table and on the verge of mounting their first-ever title challenge. The Catalan club, who have spent just three seasons in the top flight in their 93-year history, have won 13 of their 16 league games so far, and a thumping 4-2 win over Barcelona at the Camp Nou on Sunday proved they mean business.<\/p>\n

Despite the fact they've never finished above 10th before, and a have a stadium only slightly bigger than Luton's, the Gironistes have been holding their own at the summit of Spanish football – and they've been doing so with a former Gillingham player in their first team.<\/p>\n

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Ex-Premier League goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga, who joined Girona on loan from Fulham in 2022 before making the move the move permanent in the summer, spent a season at Gillingham as a teenager after being released by Valencia.<\/p>\n

His form at the Kent club earned him a move to Southampton, and he later signed for Tottenham following a successful loan spell at Rayo Vallecano. Gazzaniga spent four years on Tottenham's books, and although he never managed to unseat Hugo Lloris as the club's No. 1 he played 25 times in the 2019\/20 campaign when the Frenchman went out with an elbow injury.<\/p>\n

If Girona win La Liga will it be a better achievement than Leicester winning the Premier League? Let us know in the comments section below.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

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He joined Fulham in 2021, but played second fiddle yet again and moved on after just a season. In his debut campaign at Girona he kept just four clean sheets in 28 games, but earned positive reviews after unseating long-term first choice keeper Juan Carlos.<\/p>\n

The Argentina international, who earned his one and only cap in 2018, has matched last season's clean sheet tally already this season and has one of the best save percentages in the division.<\/p>\n

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