Girona-Celta de Liga: Chronicle, goals and result

We must appreciate Míchel’s attitude, once again, faithful to his word. The technician proved again that it is true that he does not check the identity card when he makes a lineup. Without Riquelme, he opted for Ureña, a winger born in 2003 who has barely survived the jump to professional football, which was completed a year ago, also at the hands of the Madrid native. “Whoever wins will play”. Said and done, because the nano has earned it. Like Joel Roca, from 2005 and who debuted in the last few minutes. What Míchel didn’t count on was Yangel Herrera’s injury only to start the game. In a three and nothing, Girona had been without two of the footballers who stood out the most in Monday’s victory. And so it’s more complicated.

Unlike what happened with Getafe, Celta did want the ball. For this reason, the white-and-red populated the middle of the field, betting on the line of four at the back and advancing David López. The Galician was not a rival to be trusted, and Girona, who have landed in the category ready to look any team in the eye, without being out of tune, did not do so. An initial scare caused by a bad transfer from Juanpe, who has become the footballer who has defended the Girona shirt more times in the Primera Division (71, tied with Porto), to Juan Carlos that the goalkeeper deflected over the line, woke up Montilivi.

There was just one problem: the stopper in the middle emptied the midfielder of ideas, an orphan of someone who makes the difference. The interruptions, caused by a thousand mistakes, didn’t help either. Girona made it all too clear that the plan required sending balls to Taty Castellanos long, and they would pray for the Argentinian to get away with it. But Castellanos can’t do everything, as much as he looks like an unstoppable beast: he was seen going down to receive, kicking at the minimum, pressing the away team and even committing fouls at the front of his own area , trying to recover. Having a striker like that is a luxury.

Stuani tried, in a header in which the Uruguayan jumped early. Without a fluid game, strategy also played its part, but a shot from Bueno was not followed at the far post. They were good arguments for Girona to take the lead, but it was Celta who did it. Juan Carlos had already stopped three dangerous shots from Cervi, Carles Pérez and Óscar, but he could not do the same with Aspas.

Moaña’s is so good that if you have doubts, it doesn’t forgive. Juanpe was not clear whether to mark him forcefully. And clear, Aspas smiled, saying this is mine, to send the cross ball into the back of the net. Girona competed well, but lost. Welcome to Primera.

The squad needs reinforcements

Míchel ran to the substitutes and ordered a double change to keep hopes alive. Ureña, who had equalized with an opportunity deflected with his feet by Marchesín, and Terrats, who had entered for Yangel, on the bench; Reinier and Samu Saiz, in the field. What were the midpoints missing? Well, two at once. There were still thirty minutes to score. Enough for Saiz to invent one of his own: at least Reinier attended, who tried a vaseline that fell short.

Montilivi was in a hurry, but Míchel doesn’t hang the ball for the sake of hanging it, Míchel wants everything to make sense. They were making an effort, the people of Girona, who did not hide their discomfort seeing how hard it was for them. After closing day two on Monday, they opened day three on Friday. And like it or not, this also plays a role. And in Girona they are not short of energy, with a short staff that is crying out to be expanded.