If there's one team capable of stopping this impressive Girona, it's Athletic.

Girona is soaring in the league, currently sitting at the top of the table with an outstanding record of 11 wins, 1 draw, and 1 loss, having scored 31 goals in 13 games. However, it's evident that this team will face a downturn sooner or later. They simply lack the quality needed to remain at the top. Meanwhile, the players are enjoying an unbelievable campaign, brimming with confidence.

In the recent round, they were quite lucky in the games and also with the schedule. Against Cadiz (0:1), their rivals received a red card at the 40th minute with the score at 0:0. Against Celta (1:0), they scored undeservedly at the 92nd minute.

The reason to believe that this team will struggle is their defense. They are averaging almost 3 goals per game, which is completely unsustainable. Defensively, they have conceded a considerable amount – only 4 goals to nil in 14 games so far, one of them in the match against Cadiz with 10 players due to a red card. Even an amateur team in the Cup managed to score against them.

So, as soon as their attack loses its extremely high effectiveness, they'll start dropping points because their defense won't improve due to the offensive tactics, style, and lack of quality at the back.

On the other hand, Athletic is also in very good form. They have only lost three games so far this season: against Real Madrid in the first round, Barcelona (1:0), and Real Sociedad (away), who are also a very strong team and in the TOP4 in my opinion.

They are playing very well, with a lot of quality upfront thanks to their fast wingers, the Williams Brothers (Iñaki and Nico), who are very speedy, possess a high ability to dribble past rivals, and create assists. Especially Nico is in very good form with 3 assists and one goal in the last three games, while Iñaki has one assist + one goal in the last three games too. They also have good support from the strikers Sancet and Guruzeta, both in good form and taking advantage of the great moves and assists from the Williams Brothers.

Their defense is similar to Girona's, as they make some mistakes and struggle to keep a clean sheet. However, this is compensated for by their intensity: Athletic is a physically strong team that puts a lot of pace in the games and usually finishes matches very strongly.

For me, this is a 50-50 game, as both teams are offensive and have better attacks than defenses. I expect a very open game where Athletic will find themselves comfortable with spaces, and wingers Iñaki + Nico Williams breaking easily through Girona's weak defense.

The most effective team upfront will win this fixture, but, as mentioned, Girona has been overperforming a lot, and Athletic is their most difficult test this season after Real Madrid (solid defeat 0:3) and Real Sociedad in the first round (1:1).

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如果有一支球队有能力阻止令人印象深刻的赫罗纳，那就是竞技。

赫罗纳在13场比赛中打进31球，以11胜1平1负的优异成绩位居积分榜首位，在联赛中一路飙升。然而，很明显，这支球队迟早会面临低迷。他们只是缺乏保持领先地位所需的素质。与此同时，球员们正在享受一场令人难以置信的比赛，充满了信心。

在最近的一轮比赛中，他们在比赛和赛程上都很幸运。在与加的斯(0:1)的比赛中，双方在第40分钟以0:0的比分得到了红牌。对阵塞尔塔(1:0)时，他们在第92分钟破门。

相信这支球队会挣扎的原因是他们的防守。他们场均近3个进球，这是完全不可持续的。在防守端，他们丢了相当多的球——到目前为止，他们在14场比赛中只丢了4球，其中一场是在与加的斯的比赛中，10名球员因为红牌而丢了球。就连参加杯赛的一支业余球队也设法对他们进球。

所以，一旦他们的进攻失去了极高的效率，他们就会开始失分，因为他们的防守不会因为进攻战术、风格和后防质量的缺乏而得到改善。

另一方面，竞技队的状态也很好。本赛季到目前为止，他们只输了三场比赛:第一轮对阵皇家马德里，巴塞罗那(1:0)，皇家社会(客场)，皇家社会也是一支非常强大的球队，在我看来，他们在TOP4。

他们踢得很好，由于他们的快速边锋威廉姆斯兄弟(Iñaki和尼科)，他们的前场质量很高，他们速度很快，有很强的运球能力，可以突破对手，并创造助攻。特别是尼科在最近三场比赛中有3次助攻和1个进球，而Iñaki在最近三场比赛中也有1次助攻+ 1个进球。他们还得到了前锋桑切特和古鲁泽塔的大力支持，两人状态都很好，并且充分利用了威廉姆斯兄弟出色的跑动和助攻。

他们的防守和赫罗纳相似，他们犯了一些错误，努力保持不失球。然而，他们的强度弥补了这一点:竞技是一支身体强壮的球队，在比赛中有很多节奏，通常会以非常强势的方式结束比赛。

对我来说，这是一场50-50的比赛，因为两支球队都是进攻型的，进攻比防守好。我希望这是一场非常开放的比赛，竞技会发现自己有足够的空间，边锋Iñaki +尼科·威廉姆斯可以轻松突破赫罗纳薄弱的防线。

最有效的球队将赢得这场比赛，但是，正如前面提到的，赫罗纳已经表现得很好，竞技是他们本赛季最困难的考验，在皇马(0比3惨败)和皇家社会(1比1)之后。

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