With just 13,000 members and mundane facilities, Girona’s day-to-day life describes a humble club. But this season the Girona club is raising its dimension thanks to the ball. The offensive game he proposes has dazzled the whole League and will soon cross borders in the Champions League. Today, against Barça in Montilivi, a planet-level rival, one of the most media-focused, Míchel’s team has a new window to display their “personality” in front of the entire footballing spectrum. “We want worldwide recognition of the club, of our idea and project. This happens to move forward and grow. To have pride, to feel important. We want to be on the world map”, wished the coach of the white-and-reds yesterday.
Míchel assured that his Girona needs to make “a partisan” to take the three points against the Blaugrana, a team that “dominates everything”, capable of grazing possession and weaving transitions. “In the first round, Barça was already on alert. Now everyone has seen that we are a team that does things well”, recalled the triumph in Montjuïc the Madrid player, who is out due to injury to Stuani, Solís and Borja García, and also will not be able to count on Pablo Torre on loan due to ‘called the fear clause. Girona’s big cards will continue to be the wings, especially Sávio and the full-backs Couto and Miguel Gutiérrez, and the goalscorer Dóvbik. Another argument is Montilivi, where they have only lost against Madrid. “For sure with our fans we will give 200%, which is the only way to win”, assured the coach.
Despite the fact that second place is at stake, what worries the coach is that his pupils end “the season in the best way”: “Let people say that we played very well”. This season, however, Girona has already left its mark. “The legacy we can leave is that this League is that of Madrid, which has only lost one game, and that of Girona”, emphasized Míchel. Vallecas also set himself the goal of surpassing the Madrid players in goals scored, now with two more goals, and getting the Pichichi for Dóvbik, an individual merit that would also “be recognition for the club”.
“For our people it is a historic match. If we win we will always remember it”, concluded Míchel, who over the years will be appointed as the coach of the great Girona for the 2023-2024 season.
