Girona's performance has indeed declined. it wasn't as consistent and strong as it was at the start of the season. This match was the fifth defeat in the 29 matches that have been played.
Even though the point difference between Bilbao and Atletico Madrid is quite large, if Girona continues to perform like that, they may be moved from the top 4 of the standings.
if they want to keep it, they have to work hard now. finishing in the top 4 will be history for them with a ticket to the European Champions League.
I think it would be a very bad story if Girona went on a losing streak and they dropped out of the top 4. It was something many people didn't expect. Girona has the respect of all La Liga fans because as a mediocre team they are surprisingly able to be in first place for several weeks, and hopefully they can qualify for the Champions League next season. So the bad performance in the last few matches must be an evaluation material for coaches so that they can maintain their position for now. The 7 point gap from Atletico Madrid is quite far, but with 7 games remaining I'm afraid Girona will fall out of the top 4 if they continue playing like this.
This is nothing but bad luck for Girona. But it is likely to happen. Girona have had a great start to the season. They consistently won every match and held the top spot in the table for a long time. Such a performance from a team like Girona surprised us a lot. But we haven't seen better performances from Girona in recent matches. Girona have lost 3 of their last 5 matches.
Girona team is 7 points ahead of Atlético Madrid, which is in fifth place in the points table. If the performance of Girona's players is somewhat stable, it will be very easy for them to qualify for the top four of the table. Girona's opponents are not very strong in the upcoming matches. Girona will end the season in third place in the table if the performance is stable.
It's very hard to think if Girona will defend its performance this season. There will be hard fixtures to come for Girona soon. Look at the upcoming games: Girona is going to face Barcelona and Atletico Madrid. If Girona loses these matches, 6 points will be gone. I strongly believe that Girona will have a very small chance to qualify for the UCL.
The inconsistency still becomes a nightmare for girona and this will still continue to happen probably till the end of the season. It's hard to identiy what factor that was making the performance from girona is worsening from one to the another game.
Have you sene the upcoming fixtures of girona?
There will be some powerful clubs will prevent girona from getting three points. These matches are:
Vs bareclona
Vs atletico madrid
Vs betis
vs villareal
These matches make me doubt if Girona will qualify for the UCL next season. I'm not really sure if Girona can get three points from all the matches above. Girona might win the first leg against Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, but it's not for the second leg.
It's hard to believe Girona will beat all of them again.