FORMER Gillingham star Paulo Gazzaniga is at the top of La Liga with Girona who are on the verge of their first-ever title challenge.
The goalkeeper assisted the Catalan side to secure a 4-2 win on Sunday against Barcelona and jumped ahead of Real Madrid to the top of the league.
GettyGirona goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga has helped his side surpass Real Madrid to the top of La Liga[/caption]
The ex-Gillingham star signed a two-year contract with the club in the summerRex
Girona are two points clear of Los Blancos after their triumphant win at Camp Nou on the weekend.
The Spanish side have only spent three seasons in the top flight in their 93-year history.
And now a fairy tale outcome like Leicester’s triumph in the 2015-16 Premier League season could be in store for Girona.
But they might not be where they are without the help of Gazzaniga between the sticks.
The Argentine joined Girona on loan from Fulham in 2022 before signing a two-year contract with the club in the summer.
After being released from his boyhood club Valencia at age 19 he joined League Two side Gillingham in 2011.
He made an impressive performance at the Kent club that earned him a spot at Southampton the following season.
Gazzaniga then signed for Tottenham in 2017 although he never surpassed former No1 Hugo Lloris and only made 25 appearances when the Frenchman was sidelined with an elbow injury.
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Now the shot-stopper has won 13 out of 16 Girona’s matches this term.
Football is seeing the underdogs take over some of the European top-flight leagues this term.
Aston Villa are sitting high in the Premier League and Bayern Leverkusen are frontrunners in the Bundesliga.
But Girona’s performance this term could top it all as they have never finished above the tenth spot with their stadium only just slightly bigger than Luton Town’s.