The leader of the Ukrainian national football team did not score a penalty, and then scored a penalty in the Spanish championship. Video

Girona's Ukrainian striker Artem Dovbyk has scored his 19th goal in the Spanish league. The leader of the Ukrainian national football team converted one of two penalties in the 33rd round of La Liga against Las Palmas (2-0).

In the 26th minute, the Ukrainian failed to beat the visitors' goalkeeper Alvaro Valles, who guessed the direction of the shot and was able to repel it. Artem's teammate David Lopez successfully played on the finish, opening the scoring.

In the 57th minute, our compatriot again received the right to an 11-meter shot and again Valles guessed the direction. However, the Ukrainian player's "shot" was so strong that the goalkeeper could do nothing.

This goal allowed the 26-year-old native of Cherkasy to break away from his closest pursuer, Real Madrid's Jude Bellingham, by 2 goals in the La Liga scoring race. Artem also has 7 assists in 34 matches.

As reported by OBOZ.UA, on April 21, Dovbyk played a fantastic match in the 32nd round of La Liga. The 26-year-old helped his club defeat Cadiz 4-1. Thanks to this, the Catalans made their way to European competitions for the first time in their history.

Artem also scored a goal at the start of the away match on Matchday 31 against Atletico Madrid. Before that, he scored a double, becoming the main hero of the home match against Betis (3:2).

We would like to remind you that Dovbyk joined Girona in August last year, signing a 5-year contract. According to unofficial information, Girona paid 6 million euros for Artem, of which 450 thousand will be received by the Danish Midtjylland, which owns part of the rights to the player.

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