European Football: Ronald Araújo Edges Barcelona Past Girona At The Last

3 weeks ago

The substitute Ronald Araújo scored 3 minutes into added clip arsenic Barcelona secured a 2-1 triumph complete a stubborn Girona successful La Liga. Barcelona took nan lead successful nan 13th minute, erstwhile Pedri received Lamine Yamal’s speedy shot into nan container and ran crossed nan protect statement earlier dispatching a debased left-footed finish.

Yet Axel Witsel’s spectacular bicycle footwear disconnected Arnau Martínez’s header levelled for Girona 7 minutes later. The hosts pushed difficult for nan victor pinch 5 shots connected target successful nan first 30 minutes of nan 2nd half and their efforts were yet rewarded erstwhile nan precocious substitute Araújo struck successful added time.

Araújo took his garment disconnected successful ceremony and was booked but Hansi Flick, his coach, was not astir to spot it arsenic he had conscionable been sent disconnected for 2 yellows successful added time.

In Germany, Bayer Leverkusen’s Alejandro Grimaldo scored doubly successful nan first half to guideline them to a 4-3 triumph successful a thrilling conflict astatine Mainz, stretching their grounds unbeaten tally connected nan roadworthy successful nan Bundesliga.

Leverkusen, who big Paris Saint-Germain successful nan Champions League connected Tuesday, moved up to 14 points successful 5th spot pinch their 3rd consecutive convention triumph while besides extending their unbeaten convention grounds to 37 consecutive distant matches.

Grimaldo opened nan scoring pinch an 11th-minute punishment earlier Christian Kofane doubled nan lead 13 minutes later. Mainz concisely trim nan shortage done Lee Jane-sung but Grimaldo punished nan hosts for 2 consecutive protect errors successful first-half stoppage clip to slot successful and reconstruct their two-goal cushion.

After nan break nan hosts deed a station and earned a 71st-minute penalty, pinch Nadiem Amiri putting them backmost successful nan crippled from nan spot, but nan visitors struck again pinch Martin Terrier slotting successful from adjacent scope successful nan 87th. Mainz still had clip to people different extremity – successful nan 90th infinitesimal done Armindo Sieb – but could not find nan equaliser successful 10 minutes of added time.

The day Bundesliga kick-offs were a warm-up for nan large crippled of nan day, Bayern Munich astatine location to Borussia Dortmund successful Der Klassiker.