The only way to threaten Barcelona is to restore their performance to what they did at the start of the season. Recently, Girona seemed to have lost their ability which made it difficult for them to win, Girona was only able to achieve three wins in eight matches, the remaining four losses and one draw. Barcelona which is starting to find its best performance, will continue to maintain its runner up position until the end of the season. I also feel pessimistic about Girona's ability in the second meeting which will be played at Girona headquarters. Barcelona performance continues to improve, making it difficult for Girona to win over Barcelona if their performance still not increasing.
The two point gap is still very possible for Girona to catch up, but with the conditions they have shown in the last eight matches, there is still a possibility that Barcelona will widen the gap between the two.
Barcelona should be able to maintain its ranking in 2nd place in the La Liga table, even though Xavi Hernandez's team cannot actually play its full starting eleven. however, referring to the matches they have played in the last few weeks, Barcelona is unbeaten either in La Liga or against Napoli in the last 16 of the Champions League. at least, Barcelona is currently not as bad as in previous matches, especially when the goalkeeper was still Inaki Pena.
On the other hand, Girona experienced a decline in performance and began to appear inconsistent. in the next match, Girona will play against Betis, then visit Atletico Madrid, Girona will also have a match against Barcelona. If Girona experiences inconsistent matches again, that means Atletico has the potential to move up to the top four in the La Liga standings. well, this competition has 9 matches remaining and if Girona slips again in their 3 matches, that will give Bilbao and Atletico an opportunity to overtake Michel's team in ranking. well, let's see which team will finish in the top four of La Liga apart from Real Madrid.