Girona may already be out of the Champions League, but that means that Wednesday's last competition against Arsenal is a dead rubber. Because it is in Montilivi, there will also be an extra desire for the Catalans to get their second victory in the competition, after Slovan Bratislava in October.
However, it will be far from easy for Girona, as head coach Michel Sanchez has confirmed in his press conference for the game (via Diario AS) that he will be without several important players for the visit of the Premier League Giants.
“The absent is Krejci, Blind, Gazzaniga and Miguel because of injury. Plus Bryan Gil because of suspension. The rest is all fine, ready for the competition.
“The problem will be in the left back position, that's it. Arnau (Martinez) can play there, (Alejandro) Frances already did it in Vallecas. Then Selvi can also play or we can go with three Center backs because Antal (Yaakobishvili) went with us. This decision has already been taken, but we will see it tomorrow. '
There is perhaps no more qualification change for Girona after last week's defeat against AC Milan, but there is still a lot of pride of the game for Michel and his players.
“For us there are very important objectives for tomorrow. It is a Champions League match that we want to win after three defeats in a row. Our goal is that the image is very important, prestige and being able to maintain it. We deserved to be in Europe and it is very important to play a good game. Winning in the Champions League is very important. And we also have to look at it, because next year it would be possible for a fifth Spanish team to be in the Champions League. You always have to win for the competition, for us, our fans … We play for our people and we need the best possible game. “
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