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

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 as they beat visitors Athletic Bilbao 2-1 in La Liga on Sunday.

Álex Berenguer’s penalty was saved in the first half and Bilbao’s luck from the spot got worse after the break as Iñaki Williams’s effort was also stopped. It had to be retaken as Gazzaniga’s feet were off the line. Ander Herrera stepped up for that but his effort was also saved by the former Fulham and Tottenham keeper.

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

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

Juventus conceded their first Serie A goal this season as a late Razvan Marin penalty snatched a 1-1 draw for visitors Cagliari. Dusan Vlahovic put Juventus ahead from the penalty spot in the 15th minute and, despite dominating for most of the game, the home side were unable to find a second goal, and were made to pay two minutes from time when Marin converted.

Juventus, who had not conceded a goal in their opening six league games, had Francisco Conceição sent off in the final minutes, after he received a second booking for simulation and Cagliari held on to take an unexpected point away from Turin.

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

Late on Sunday, Real Betis travel to Sevilla for the derby and Real Sociedad host Atlético Madrid. Fiorentina host Milan in the late Serie A game, while Bayern Munich travel to third-placed Eintracht Frankfurt one point behind RB Leipzig, who went top of the Bundesliga with a 1-0 win at FC Heidenheim thanks to Loïs Openda’s second-half strike. In France, Paris Saint-Germain can return to the top by winning at Nice.