No one is surprised to see Manchester City top of the Premier League but the fact that another City Group club leads another top European League with almost a third of the season gone is little short of staggering.
These satellite teams are supposed to be feeder clubs, small operations where players can be developed, not European rivals, which is what Girona will be if they keep this up. They'll finish the season with 98 points if current form continues.
It's highly entertaining too. Girona have scored 29 goals, more than any other side. And they are durable – they've been 2-1 and 2-0 down in their last two league games and still ran out comfortable winners. They don't panic, they just keep playing their football and the goals come.
One headline in Spain on Monday suggested they were 'dreaming of doing a Leicester'. Their points haul after a third of the season is better than Claudio Ranieri's team in that famous title-winning campaign.
The Catalan club's ambitions are a little more grounded but European football is seen as a genuine target. They went into the last game of last season with a chance of squeezing into the Europa Conference only to lose to Osasuna who took their place.
It was Osasuna they beat on Saturday - they are a better side than last season having already won 10 games, just three short of their tally of victories last season.
Mutli-club ownership has its work cut out winning hearts and minds but there is something about City Group-owned Girona's rise to the top of LaLiga that does capture the imagination. Perhaps it's because of the league they are doing it in.
No one has a chance in Spain of competing with the big three. Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid have the best stadiums (albeit Barca's
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