It is clear that Ponferradina can slip. Or that Las Palmas won’t win another game. This is football, a sport that does not understand logic, in which theory and practice often decide not to go hand in hand. But just in case, in order not to trust everything that others can do, Girona has decided to focus all its options on making the play-offs on a single recipe: victory. You have to win or win. There is no middle ground, no other alternative. With two days to go, two real finals, the promotion will be a reality if Michel’s do their homework. Starting tonight at home, against a Mirandés who no longer plays anything, but who has already warned, through his coach, that he will not come to Montilivi on holiday. The calculator is already up and running and you could even link the target today. Although not to depend on the others, adding the three points, even if it is suffering or with a great dose of luck, becomes the mission of a team that has turned the corner at the worst moment.
Between March and April, the team set the cruising speed with five consecutive victories to climb to fourth place, sparking excitement for direct promotion. He came to have a cushion with the seventh ranked of up to seven points. A margin that made patxoca. But that’s when inertia went down. Well in the most decisive stretch of the season. They have lost four games in the last six games. And on top of that, the direct rivals, the pursuers, have been doing the job, adding up and adding up. This presents a well-compressed outcome. Girona has 64 points and is sixth. Las Palmas, seventh, are the same. Therefore, it is mandatory to do it better than the canary set. Without losing sight of Ponferradina, eighth with 63. Winning the two finals ahead, the play-off will be a fact. The first, tonight. At an inopportune hour, ten o’clock, but with a gala atmosphere in the stands. The team is playing a lot and the fans will respond to the call.
Míchel has the confirmed injuries of Sarmiento, Víctor Sánchez and a Juncà who was injured in the Molinón and suffers an injury to the sole of his left leg. All three are ruled out. Not yet Juanpe Ramírez, although it is difficult for the canary to be available. For now it is doubtful. If he doesn’t arrive on time, Ramon Terrats will most likely take his place on the defensive line, trying not to change the pattern. The rest of the eleven will not present too much news. Bueno and Bernardo have their place secured in the axis of defense. Arnau will go up and down the right side, while the left will be for Jairo, if Michel doesn’t decide to put Valery in it. In the middle, it remains to be seen whether Pol Lozano will regain his presence or whether a more offensive bet will be maintained with Aleix Garcia, Iván Martín and Borja García. Samu Saiz has long been destined for the bench, at least from the start. If so, Alex Baena and Cristhian Stuani will be the two main offensive weapons. The first of them, Baena, is again available after serving a penalty match. To all this, the young Monjonell, Sala, Ureña and Pau Víctor will complete the call.
And the Mirandés? He is already saved and traveling without pressure. His coach, Joseba Etxeberria, will not be able to count on the team’s top scorer: Camello. Simón Moreno and Gelabert are injured and are also out of the list.
