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Can Girona be LaLiga's own Leicester City success story?

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Girona's impressive season has already seen them beat Barcelona and Atlético Madrid, scoring four times on each occasion. Defeat Real Madrid on Saturday at the Santiago Bernabéu (stream LIVE at 11:30 a.m. ET, on ESPN+ ) and the two words they are struggling to shake off will echo even louder around European football: Leicester City.

The unexpected 2015-16 Premier League champions are the reference point for any smaller team trying to topple the established elite.