The Catalan team, which has been the great sensation of the championship, wanted to resolve the game in its favor early on, scoring in the ninth minute, by center Eric Garcia, with a header, giving the best follow-up to a cross by Brazilian Sávio, and in the 22nd, by midfielder Ivan Martin, after an assist by Miguel Gutiérrez.

Otherwise, it could have reached 2-0 earlier, in the 12th minute, when Ukrainian international Artem Dovbyk put the ball in the Cádiz goal, but was offside.

However, the Ukrainian striker would end up scoring in the 71st minute, after a new assist by Miguel Gutiérrez, beating Argentine goalkeeper Conan Ledesma and making it 3-0.

Cádiz still reduced to 3-1, in the 81st minute, by Argentine midfielder Gonzalo Escalante, who had entered at the beginning of the second half, but a minute later the home forward Portu, launched into the field in the 76th, replaced the three goals of advantage by establishing the final 4-1.

Portuguese under-20 international Jastin García was on Girona's 'bench', but was not used by coach Michel.

With this triumph, Girona puts pressure on FC Barcelona's second place, reducing the delay to two points, especially since Xavi Hernández's team plays this Sunday at the Santiago Bernabéu, in what is the most important game of the 32nd round.

In today's other games, the highlight goes to Betis' victory in Valencia, by 2-1, with Ayoze Pérez becoming the main figure of the match, by scoring the two goals for the Andalusian team.

In the first, in the 19th minute, it was Isco who made a precise pass for Pérez to finish inside the area, and, in the second, in the 77th, it was the forward himself who scored a great goal, after dribbling past several opponents, a move that culminated with a shot from outside the area.

Valencia, with two Portuguese under-21 internationals in the starting 'eleven', Thierry Correia and André Almeida -- they were replaced in the 67th minute -- still managed to restore the tie (1-1), in the 66th, by Pepelu, in the execution of a penalty to punish a foul in the area by Congolese forward Cedric Bakambu, who received a yellow card.

At Betis, the Portuguese goalkeeper Rui Silva, the usual starter, played the 90 minutes, while his compatriot William Carvalho, was only launched into the field in the 89th minute, to replace American midfielder Johnny Cardoso.

It is also worth mentioning Celta de Vigo's win against Las Palmas, by 4-1, a game in which the figure of the match was Spanish international Iago Aspas, author of a 'bis', in the 37th and 76th minutes, first and fourth goals of his team, and an assist for the third, by Greek forward Anastasios Douvikas.

Finally, Rayo Vallecano received and defeated Osasuna, by 2-1, with Moi Gómez opening the scoring for the home team in the 29th minute, an advantage that would be canceled out in the 80th, by the left-back of the Pamplona team, Pep Chavarria, still not avoiding the defeat four minutes later, in the 84th, when midfielder Isi Palazon scored the second goal and set the final score.

Portuguese midfielder Miguel Crespo entered in the 82nd minute in the Rayo Vallecano team to replace Argentine forward Óscar Trejo.

The championship is led by Real Madrid, with 78 points, followed by FC Barcelona, with 70, Girona (one more game), with 68, and Atlético de Madrid, in fourth place, with 61.

Valencia ended up being relegated from seventh place, which gives access to the Europa Conference League, to eighth, with 47 points, in exchange with Betis, which has 48, following the victory achieved today at the Mestalla stadium.

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