Michel declared that Girona will fight to the end for Champions League qualification after Tuesday's narrow defeat to Liverpool left their hopes hanging by a thread.
Mohamed Salah scored the only goal of the match from the penalty spot as Liverpool under Arne Slot maintained their perfect record in Europe and triumphed 1-0 in Catalonia.
The defeat was Girona's fifth in six Champions League games, leaving them 30th in the 36-team table with three points, with just two games remaining against AC Milan and Arsenal.
“Qualifying still seems far away, but as long as the chance is even small, we will keep fighting for it,” Michel told reporters.
“We are going to compete in the two matches we have left, enjoy it and look for victory in both.”
Despite the loss, Michel was pleased with many aspects of his team's performance.
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“We competed very well, we achieved my goal of filling important gaps and we tried to leave Liverpool's central defenders without reference so that we could then find our free man,” he said.
“We created chances, especially for Danju [Arnaut Danjuma]. We gave a good impression of ourselves, but we went to win.”
Girona's Miguel Gutierrez echoed his coach's views.
“This is a stage. We play every three days, all over Europe, and that gives you a huge experience,” he said.
'But listen, we haven't figured it out yet, this isn't done yet. Until we cannot mathematically qualify, we will fight.”
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