Girona are gearing up for an event that their supporters will always remember because the Catalan membership put together to host Liverpool within the Champions League on Tuesday.
After their shock third-place end in LaLiga final season (simply two years on from successful promotion to the highest flight), Michel’s facet have since launched into their inaugural European marketing campaign, though they’ve misplaced 4 of their 5 matches on the continent up to now.
Whereas the Reds had the weekend off because of the Merseyside derby being postponed, our subsequent opponents had been in motion on Saturday evening as they hosted Actual Madrid in a league conflict, which the guests gained 3-0.
Girona followers relishing Liverpool showdown
As per Mundo Deportivo, Girona truly regarded fairly harmful within the opening half-hour earlier than Jude Bellingham broke the impasse within the thirty sixth minute, and as soon as the hole had grown to a few targets simply after the hour mark, the house facet had been resigned to their destiny.
Nonetheless, the Estadi Montilivi trustworthy had been in defiant temper throughout the remaining half-hour of the sport, with chants of “Que vinguin ja els anglesos!” (‘Carry on the English!’) echoing across the stadium as ideas turned to the go to of Liverpool on Tuesday.
Girona in poor kind however decided to benefit from the event
Though the Reds dropped factors at Newcastle in midweek and didn’t get the possibility so as to add to their lead within the Premier League due to the derby being known as off, they nonetheless go to Spain in far higher fettle than their opponents.
Regardless of their valiant efficiency in opposition to Actual Madrid, Girona are with no win in 4 video games and, earlier within the week, had suffered a shock Copa Del Rey exit to fourth-tier Logrones on penalties – not precisely the most effective preparation for dealing with a Liverpool staff with 18 wins from 21 matches this season.
Michel’s facet could nonetheless take coronary heart from that opening half-hour in opposition to Los Blancos and revel of their underdog standing to land arguably the largest scalp in Europe in the mean time, whereas their followers are clearly ebullient concerning the Merseysiders (who’ll be with out the suspended Alexis Mac Allister) coming to city.
Liverpool will want an enormous enchancment on their efficiency at St James’ Park in the event that they’re to keep away from a shock defeat on Tuesday, but when Slot’s facet present the identical ranges that they did in opposition to Actual Madrid and Manchester Metropolis over the previous fortnight, they need to have sufficient to protect their 100% Champions League document.
