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Lamine Yamal missed a punishment arsenic Barcelona mislaid astatine Girona 2-1 connected Monday (February 16, 2026) and passed up a accidental to overtake Real Madrid astatine the apical of La Liga.
The decision was the 2nd successful little than a week for Barca and near it 2nd successful the table, 2 points down Madrid.
A triumph would person taken it supra its archrival but, instead, a situation brewed for manager Hansi Flick, whose broadside mislaid to Atletico Madrid 4-0 successful the Copa del Rey past week.
The 2nd nonaccomplishment came adjacent though Barcelona took the pb aboriginal successful the 2nd half.
Yamal deed the station with his spot footwear connected the changeable of halftime but 14 minutes into the 2nd play Pau Cubarsí met Jules Kounde's transverse from the close and placed his header perfectly into the apical corner.
The extremity was Barcelona's 100th successful each competitions this play and made it the 2nd nine successful Europe's large 5 home leagues to deed the period aft Bayern Munich.
However, Girona roared backmost into the crippled conscionable 3 minutes later.
Barcelona's Joan Garcia was already the busier of the 2 goalkeepers but helium could not halt Thomas Lemar side-footing location from adjacent scope aft bully enactment from Vladyslav Vanat connected the near wing.
Both sides pushed for a decisive 2nd and it was Girona who executed with 3 minutes remaining, substitute Fran Beltrán scoring with a debased changeable from conscionable wrong the box.
Girona's Joel Roca was sent disconnected successful the dying seconds but determination were nary much goals.
The triumph ended a three-game winless streak for Girona and lifted it 3 places into 12th, adjacent connected points with Getafe.
Only 7 points abstracted the 11 clubs from eighth to 18th successful La Liga.
