Football is sometimes cruel, unfair and unforgiving to those who don’t deserve it. This is something Girona knows all too well because of everything they had to fight for promotion to the First Division, dying on the coast several times. And if there’s one thing that has characterized this club, it’s that they come out stronger from every stick they take. They will have to do it one more time.
24-25 was a season of achieving goals and above all enjoying the trip to the Champions League which the ‘gironins’ won last year. A journey that could have started in dreamlike fashion at the Parc des Princes, scoring a point against the mighty PSG in a deserved performance and with some outstanding players.
Paulo Gazzaniga, one of Girona’s key players last season, did not start the campaign well, with some big mistakes. However, all the failures were forgotten in the first game in the history of Girona in Europe. The Argentine goalkeeper had a wonderful hand on a powerful shot at Dembélé’s corner and later performed a miracle of miracles. On a point-blank shot by Hakimi, he stuck out a giant foot to save a called goal.
Girona survived thanks to Gazzaniga, who in the 90th made a terrible mistake that left Girona and its performance unrewarded. From hero to villain in seconds. A low cross from the left by Nuno Mendes that looked harmless, slightly caught the leg of a teammate and in his attempt to block it slipped under his feet. He couldn’t believe it. His performance did not deserve an ending like this. The Argentine goalkeeper scored an own goal in the 90th minute that gave PSG victory in Girona’s first match in European history. Football is like that sometimes.
Source: La Verdad
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