“We continue to dream of promotion” – Diari de Girona

2 Girona fans in the visiting stands of the Plantío. F

3 Baena escapes from Zabaco to chase a ball. F

Míchel Sánchez suffered the final whistle of the match, when Girona finally confirmed their third consecutive play-off. Since then, the coach only thinks about the first leg of the semifinals against Eibar and asks that Montilivi be filled with fans to track the playoffs.

“He was the toughest opponent in the category at home, the least scored. We tried, carrying the weight in the first half, but as the minutes passed in the second we thought more about defending our position. We knew what the rivals were doing and we needed to get to the playoffs. It was the primary goal to be able to continue dreaming. We’ve been suffering from a lot of nervousness for the last 15-20 minutes. The team had the temperament to control the game, despite suffering in some side crosses. We managed to get into the play-offs, a milestone that was very difficult because many teams have been left out. We are happy, but we don’t want to stop and we are going to the next round “.

“We knew the results could change at any time. When I saw that six minutes were added, they were the longest of the whole season. I didn’t hear anything or know what the rest was doing. I was just worried about keeping the goal at zero because we depended on that and with the point we were inside. If we hadn’t been able to score before against a rival that defends itself very well and is well placed in the middle block, we had to defend our score “.

“I’m thinking about Thursday. We did a 42-day marathon in Segona. There are two teams that have achieved total success and the other four we want to keep dreaming about. From now on, it’s time to dump her and move on. Montilivi has to help us. We need our people and together we must create a spectacular atmosphere for this qualifier.

“The season is not a success. We came to be in Primera with Girona and that is the dream we have to fight for. We have to earn it in the field, it doesn’t work with words. The best part is that we can keep dreaming. It’s not a success, it’s a good season and we have to finish it. Total success would be to ascend. We want to fight for it and we will do it. ”

“We will analyze the two days we have won. They are the favorites. They have been on the rise until the last minute. It is a team with a very high budget. Along with Valladolid, they are the ones with the highest. We’ll see what solutions we can give the players to compete against them, who have had a hard time and we have reached the playoffs. I see him as different from a league match, he is 180 minutes away and we will have our weapons to try to get through the playoffs.

“Maybe away from home we need to improve in some games. Against Burgos I don’t buy it because it is the team with the fewest goals at home and it is very difficult to make chances. He also has level players up front. If the goals of Valcarce, Guillermo, Juanma … are added, they take 30 goals. They know what they are doing and receive few goals. It was a very difficult match. We tried to control the game with some approach and it was difficult, but it has been very disputed. The last few minutes we had the feeling that we could not escape the playoffs, so we took a step back. In Montilivi we played spectacular matches. For me the defeat against Tenerife was totally unfair. I think if we are at that level we can compete against anyone. It’s 180 minutes. The first test is on Thursday and together, fans, team and club, we must give a plus to fight for our dream “.

“They have another chance and they want to take advantage of it. It will be a very difficult tie, but it will be for both. I don’t think Eibar is comfortable knowing that Girona is their rival. It will be 50% and we will see who comes best to compete.

“I know Calero, he was second in the Rayo and he trained me. I already told him they had a great season. Burgos is a historic club that has once again had high level football. It is noticeable in the atmosphere of the city. It has been very difficult to generate goal opportunities for them. We put players on a very good footing in the attack, but they defended very well and were able to come out on the counterattack “.

“It’s a very attractive tie. The two Canarian teams have done well. We knew that things could happen and that if we achieved a positive result in Burgos, we could travel to Tenerife, Las Palmas, Valladolid … Eibar was what we least expected and it has touched us ”.

“I must convince them that he must be equal to Ipurua. We have to make a party in both places. It’s 180 minutes and we need the best of each. We will not have enough just playing well at home.