The Girona ship is starting to sink but the captain and coach are optimistic they will at least reach the Champions League
Girona FC’s second consecutive defeat, this time against Athletic Club, a result that takes them away from the Champions League dream. Although they are still second in the championship, the gap between them and the leader (Real Madrid) is gradually increasing. The dream of winning the championship is gradually fading.
The difference between Girona FC, second in the table, and the leaders is already 6 points. But they still have a difference of 7 units compared to the last team that qualified for the Champions League, namely the team from Bilbao. Míchel knows that there is no more room for error and that they must return to the path of victory, the same path that has taken them to the top since the start of the season.
Girona has a puncture in San Mamés and the Champions League is slipping
The defeat against the team from León is the second in a row after the 0-4 defeat against Real Madrid, but it is the third game in which they have not won, since they drew 0 goals with Real Sociedad on February 3 in Montilivi achieved. In this way we can say that the Gironins team has missed 8 points from the last 9, which if they win would give them a solid top spot in LaLiga EA Sports.
Although winning the league title is a utopia for the Catalan team, it became a priority goal as the season progressed. But in the last three games that goal has become secondary, because now the main thing is to reach the 2024-25 Champions League. In short, Míchel believes that the international quota is more practical.
Míchel changes Girona’s plans and puts the Champions League on a pedestal
After the fall in San Mamés, the Madrid coach shared his impressions of the game in the press conference. “We expected a complicated game, with very good pressure from the opponent and trying to escape the pressure and stay upright. We lacked tackles in the first half and lacked determination in zone three.”
To soften things a little, Míchel assured that winning games was not an obligation. “You can’t expect us to win all the time. Individual mistakes belong to the entire team. I ask that they come out with the ball played. Yes, we committed back passes, especially on their second goal. But this gave us the opportunity to come here and have the chance to win in San Mamés.”