Overview
- Girona beat Villarreal 1-0 on Monday at Montilivi to claim their first home top-flight win over the visitors.
- The only goal arrived just before half-time when Arnau Martínez’s low cross went in off Pau Navarro for an own goal.
- Villarreal failed to record a shot on target despite arriving with 54 league goals in 29 matches this season.
- Girona’s win moves them up to 12th on 37 points, creating an eight-point cushion above the relegation zone.
- Villarreal remain third on 58 points, still one ahead of Atlético Madrid in a tight race for Champions League places.