This is the chance for Barca to takeover second place. Girona couldn't win three games in a row and fell behind Real Madrid. Now their second place is in danger as well. If Barca beat Getafe they will pass Girona. Girona will play with Rayo Vallecano and they have a good chance to win but Barca's win would put extra pressure on them. Getafe is not a team that will give Barca problems but Barca's defense is also alarming so we may see goals from both teams today. I still believe Barcelona will get 3 points at home.
There is no doubt about it...,Girona sitting on the 2nd position is just for the main time. As they are not really met to be in that position with their current form. I got disappointed in them ever since they played with Real Madrid. I know they may not be able to win real Madrid or hold draw against them but I never expect such a great defeat without even attend to score a goal.
Will they have the same fate, like their predecessors, Sevilla for example. At first they were good and could compete closely at the top of the standings, even occupying the top of the standings for some time, but as the season neared the end, they actually declined and we saw that they would be thrown from 2nd position and would occupy 4th position in the end. Girona played promisingly this season, precisely at the start of the season until at least week 20, but after that they showed a decline. However, there is still time for them to improve their performance again and I hope they can do it.
Although Villarreal's performances have been erratic, this team has suddenly surprised us with a good performance. A few days ago we saw Villarreal's players play brilliantly against Barcelona. They scored 5 goals against Barcelona. And Barcelona lost the match despite a good performance.
Villarreal's performance against Real Sociedad was also good. Villarreal players played very defensively in this match. Real Sociedad dominated the entire match. Real Sociedad's players have 70% ball possession. and carried out numerous attacks. Villarreal on the other hand kept their defense tight. and made several counterattacks. The players of Villarreal made only 6 shots in the entire match.
It was also quite surprising for me to see Villareal can win the match with a score of 3-1. Amid the attacks made by Real Sociedad, they can still steal 3 goals and make them win this match. They played effectively, even though they only defended but when they got the opportunity to attack, they did not miss that opportunity, recorded from 4 pure opportunities they created 3 of them ended in goals, it proves that they are really effective in this match. Meanwhile, Real Soceidad found it difficult to find Villareal's weaknesses even though they controlled the match.