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European football: Girona keeper saves two penalties in late win over Bilbao | European club football
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European football: Girona keeper saves two penalties in late win over Bilbao | European club football

The Girona Goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga saved two penalties, including one that had to be retaken, before his teammate Cristhian Stuani scored from the spot deep in stoppage time to defeat the visitors Sporty Bilbao 2-1 in La Liga on Sunday.

Álex Berenguer’s penalty was saved in the first half and Bilbao’s luck with the penalty took a turn for the worse after the break as Iñaki Williams’ attempt was also stopped. The ball had to be replayed because Gazzaniga’s foot went off the line. Ander Herrera stepped up, but his attempt was also saved by the former Fulham and Tottenham goalkeeper.

The visitors were immediately punished after Berenguer’s poor miss when Colombian midfielder Yáser Asprilla gave Girona the lead in the 39th minute, sending a dangerous left-footed cross from outside the penalty area into the bottom left corner past goalkeeper Álex Padilla.

Oihan Sancet equalized for Athletic two minutes later, but substitute Stuani converted his 99th-minute penalty to secure all three points for the hosts and end their four-match winless run in La Liga.

Juventus conceded their first Serie A goal of the season when a late penalty from Razvan Marin earned the visitors a 1-1 draw Cagliari. Dusan Vlahovic gave Juventus the lead from the penalty spot in the 15th minute and although the home side dominated for most of the game, they failed to score a second goal and were made to pay with two minutes left when Marin converted.

Juventus, who had not conceded a goal in their first six league games, had Francisco Conceição sent off in the final minutes after receiving a second yellow card for simulation, and Cagliari managed to snatch an unexpected point from Turin.

The draw denied Juventus the chance to move back up to second in the standings and they sit third on 13 points, one behind defending champions Inter Milan in second and two behind leaders Napoli. Cagliari is in 15th place with six points.

Late on Sunday, Real Betis travel to Seville for the derby and Real company host Atletico Madrid. Florence host Milan in the late game of Serie A, during Bayern Munich Trip to third place Eintracht Frankfurt one point behind RB Leipzigwho moved to the top of the Bundesliga with a 1-0 win FC Heidenheim Thanks to Loïs Openda’s goal in the second half. In France, Paris Saint Germain can return to the top with a win at Pretty.

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