Barcelona suffered a painful loss to Girona with a score of 2-1 in the 24th round of the Spanish League, after failing to convert its numerical superiority into a positive result, in a match that once again revealed the attacking efficiency problem for coach Hans Flick's team.

According to the Spanish newspaper 'Mundo Deportivo', Barcelona had 70.5% possession, completed 738 passes compared to Girona's 308, with an accuracy of 90.5%. They also had 26 shots with expected goals of 2.88, but only managed four shots on target, compared to Girona's 13 attempts, 9 of which were on target.

The newspaper noted that the Catalan team imposed its control from the back, with Pau Cobarsi shining by scoring the opening goal 1-0 in the 59th minute, completing 122 passes, and participating in 144 interventions. Koundé also stood out with 127 interventions, and Frenkie de Jong with 96 passes, 34 of which were in the final third, without this superiority translating into actual decisiveness in front of the goal.

Despite missing a penalty before the end of the first half, Lamine Yamal was the most dangerous, having 7 shots and achieving 1.39 expected goals, the highest in the match, along with creating four chances and recovering 6 balls, behind Juan Garcia who recorded 17 recoveries. Raphinha, returning to the starting lineup after an injury, created four chances and had four shots, one of which hit the post.

According to the same source, Barcelona maintained its lead for only two minutes, as Thomas Lemar equalized in the 61st minute, before Fran Beltrán scored the winning goal in the 86th minute after coming on as a substitute, in a move the newspaper indicated should have been disallowed.

The report confirmed that Barcelona completed 230 passes in the final third compared to just 87 for Girona, but lacked precision and instinct inside the penalty area, losing three points despite its superiority in most statistical indicators.