Araujo rescues Barcelona with last-minute winner

Ronald Araujo struck at the death to snatch Barcelona a 2-1 win over Girona on Saturday and lift the champions top of La Liga.

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The defender, sent on as an emergency forward, netted in the 93rd minute to give Barca a one-point lead on Real Madrid, who visit Getafe on Sunday.

Following two consecutive defeats Barca were only just able to edge Girona, 19th, thanks to Araujo's late goal.

Pedri Gonzalez slotted Barcelona ahead early on but Axel Witsel equalised with a superb overhead kick for a Girona side who came close to securing a deserved point.

"Sometimes you have to win games like this-we missed a lot of chances and they did too," Fermin Lopez told DAZN.

"We fought until the end and we got that second goal... it was a chaotic second half but I think we deserved the win and we got it."

Barca coach Hansi Flick brought Lamine Yamal back into the starting lineup after he recovered from the groin injury which kept him out of Spain's recent World Cup qualifiers.

The teenage winger also missed the 4-1 thrashing by Sevilla in Barcelona's last La Liga outing, which the Catalans were only just able to bounce back from.

With several players including striker Robert Lewandowski out injured, Flick handed a league debut to 17-year-old forward Toni Fernandez.