Barcelona stunned by Girona 2-1 to leave Real Madrid at the top of La Liga

Barcelona were stunned by Girona, who won 2-1 at home in a breathless Catalan derby on Monday, after last season’s champions failed to return to the LaLiga summit, leaving Real Madrid at the top of the table.

Barcelona hit the woodwork twice in the first half, with Raphinha hitting the post before Lamine Yamal fired a penalty against the same upright in extra time after Dani Olmo had made a mistake in the penalty area.

Pau Cubarsi finally put the visitors ahead in the 59th minute, heading in Jules Kounde’s cross from a short corner, but Girona leveled three minutes later when Thomas Lemar converted from close range after Vladyslav Vanat’s cross caused confusion.

Fran Beltran sealed the victory in the 87th minute, steering home from Joel Roca’s pass as the Montilivi Stadium erupted.

Barcelona pushed for an equalizer but could not break through, even after Roca was sent off in extra time for a reckless foul on Lamine Yamal.

Barcelona are still on 58 points, two behind Real Madrid, having lost consecutive games in all competitions for the first time since October.

«We were missing a little bit of everything. We have to be self-critical. We have to improve things and get our affairs in order,» Cubarsi said. DAZN.

«After my goal, they scored very quickly to equalize. We got them back into the game too quickly. We have to improve on the goals they score right after we took the lead. Keep your head down and improve.»

Published on February 17, 2026