In full euphoria after their victory against Barça and their qualification for the Champions League, Girona visits an Alavés team that no longer has anything at stake. Mendizorroza will have a great party after the early permanence achieved by Luis García Plaza’s team last day in Valencia. That is why it is possible that the Alava team will go out and play with an experimental eleven.
A circumstance that Girona hopes to take advantage of, wanting to settle in second place and take a closer look at the ticket for the Spanish Super Cup, to the detriment of Barça.
In the case of Girona, the novelty in Míchel’s eleven could be Portu, in place of Viktor Tsygankov, as a reward for his great performance against Barça: two goals and an assist in nine minutes to captain the comeback. He was Girona’s eighth in the League, one shy of the historical record (Real Madrid, 2011-2012). For the Mendizorroza duel, the Girona team has the absences of Cristhian Stuani, Jhon Solís and Borja García. “Second place has now become our goal, and to do so I think we must win the four remaining games,” Míchel said yesterday. Girona leads Barça by one point. Regarding next season, the rojiblancos coach insisted that the Champions League must be played in Montilivi. “To do it outside of our stadium would be to weaken the sporting aspect. The club also thinks the same.” UEFA does not allow extra stands and the capacity of the Girona venue would be reduced.