It's ironic for Barcelona and Girona because they failed to secure full points in last night's match. Even though it is clear that they have the opportunity to shorten the difference in points from Real Madrid, who drew against Valencia. I think these two Catalan clubs are unable to compete with Real Madrid to be more fierce in the race for the La Liga title. Barcelon drew against Bilbao and Girona lost against Mallorca, honestly I didn't expect the result to be like that.
As in betting, it is certain that bettors will favor Barcelona and Girona to win and it seems like it will be a nightmare for bettors because their predictions are wrong. This result makes Real Madrid even more comfortable because even though the controversial draw against Valencia yesterday was enough to save them from being chased by these two teams. Well, I hope these three teams can still compete and even though it is difficult they have to make Real Madrid start to be a little alert.
They failed to win, but I think this is a good situation for Barcelona to achieve, because even though they only drew, Girona actually had to suffer a defeat which in the end made the point difference between them only 1 point. However, yes, they should have been able to take better advantage of the draw achieved by Real Madrid, because it was an opportunity for them to get closer to Real Madrid, but they couldn't do that.
I understand why Barcelona failed to win this match, because in reality their opponents cannot be underestimated either. However, looking at their match, it seems like both clubs experienced the same difficulties which forced them to end the match without a goal. They barely had any open opportunities to really threaten the opponent's defense, so this draw was a fair result for both clubs.
What was sad was what happened to Girona, they really lost by a very narrow score. They should also be able to achieve a draw, but luck was not on their side in this match so the hosts were able to secure 3 points which were very valuable for them. They tried their best throughout the match, but the goal they were looking for didn't come to them. This is the 3rd time they have lost by a very close distance, because they got the 3 defeats in just 4 matches.