Miguel Gutiérrez and Juanpe baptize Girona despite the losses

The third time was the charm for Girona in the Champions League. Míchel‘s team rebelled against the adversity of injuries to defeat Slovan Bratislava with justice and thus open their record of victories in the largest club competition on the Old Continent.

Miguel Gutiérrez’s goals, after a great action by Danjuma, the red-and-white offensive beacon, and Juanpe, with an impeccable free kick, rewarded Girona’s territorial dominance against a very withdrawn rival, capable of reducing the local danger from a solid defensive framework. Only a shot by Yangel Herrera, rejected by the Slovak defense, generated the Catalan team in the first half hour. Little baggage for a team plagued by injuries, as confirmed by a new physical problem, this time for Iván Martín.

Afflicted again by casualties, Girona did not give up but redoubled the siege on the Slovan area. He lacked inspiration in the last few meters to overcome the opponent’s resistance and capture his evident superiority in the game on the scoreboard. The break was already in sight without goals when Danjuma found the key with his overflow on the left wing, from where he put the ball into the heart of the area for Miguel Gutiérrez’s sentence with his left foot. Fair reward for Girona, only threatened in the first half by a couple of rival counters.

Míchel’s team denied any hint of a Slovak reaction after the break. He touched the second with a header from Miovski and although his control of the ball did not generate too many chances, it did allow him to maintain his advantage without problems, even more so after Juanpe’s goal, which confirmed Girona’s baptism in the Champions League despite the missed penalty. by Stuani.