Girona vs Athletic Club

Girona produced a ruthless display to sweep aside Athletic Club 3-0 at Montilivi on Saturday, with Hugo Rincón setting the tone inside four minutes. The hosts barely let their visitors settle before striking first, and never looked back. Athletic dominated possession at 53% and fired off 20 shots to Girona's 14, yet found themselves chasing shadows where it mattered most. Azzedine Ounahi doubled the lead in the 77th minute with a well-taken finish before Claudio Echeverri added gloss in stoppage time to complete the scoring. It was a frustrating afternoon for Athletic, who picked up two yellow cards and could not convert nine shots on target. Their keeper was barely troubled at the other end, yet the scoreboard told a brutal story. The win lifts Girona to 12th on 34 points, just one behind 10th-placed Athletic Club on 35. For the Basques, a third defeat in what has been an inconsistent campaign leaves plenty of questions heading into the final stretch of the season.