Girona returned to the top of La Liga after Cristian Portu’s first-half finish earned them a 1-0 victory at Celta Vigo.
They leapfrogged Real Madrid, who had beaten Las Palmas 2-1 on Saturday.
But within 20 minutes at Estadio Balaidos, Portu finished emphatically past Vicente Guaita to set the visitors on their way back into top spot.
Girona sit one point above Real Madrid, having played a game more.
While Portu got the winner, the hosts’ pressure meant goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga – formerly of Tottenham and Southampton – played a starring role for the visitors.
As Celta Vigo pushed hard for a leveller, the Argentinian acrobatically turned Jorgen Strand Larsen’s header on to the crossbar, before also denying Oscar Mingueza.
Girona held out for the clean sheet to return to winning ways, following their midweek Copa del Rey elimination to Mallorca.
Elsewhere in La Liga, Sevilla rose to 16th in the table, one point above the relegation zone, after a 1-1 draw at home to Osasuna.
Isaac Romero gave the hosts the lead after 23 minutes, wriggling away from his defender and finishing clinically, before Ante Budimir scored from close range in the second half to restore parity.
Sevilla’s former Liverpool and AC Milan winger Suso was dismissed four minutes from time, but Quique Sanchez Flores’ side managed to hold out for a valuable point.
Cadiz, who sit two places and a point below Sevilla, remain in the bottom three after their 0-0 draw with Athletic Bilbao earlier in the day.
