Girona will take on Athletic Bilbao. The match will take place at Estadio Municipal de Montilivi in Girona on Friday, November 4.
Girona reached La Liga for the second time in its history. It was here for 2 consecutive seasons after its debut. The Girondins remained the Segunda’s leaders, but they finished below 2nd, which led to their defeat in the playoffs. Only in the last season did we win the play-offs. Even though the regular season saw only 6th, it was not clear that newcomers would be able to succeed. The wards of Michel Sanchez were pleasantly surprised at the beginning. They won against Valladolid and Getafe. 7 points after five rounds was a great indicator. After that, however, the losing streak was quite long. Girona lost the first three games in succession. They managed to draw with Cadiz, Osasuna and eventually won the game. However, nothing worked on the road. It was a shock, but suddenly, Real Madrid won! Ancelotti sharply criticised the penalty after the final whistle, but it ended up levelling the score.
Academic changed their coach during the summer. They re-established cooperation with Valverde. They made progress despite Marcelino’s defeat, which won the Super Cup for the Basques. The Bilbao representative showed great results with Ernesto at first. They won 5 of the 7 first matches of this new championship. This allowed them to get a foothold in the top teams, and there was talk about returning to the Champions League. The ambitious team was disappointed that October didn’t work out. Athletic lost against crisis Sevilla at first. They were unable to win – they only managed 1-1. Atletico lost their fundamental match at San Mames. Griezmann’s goal in the first half was the only one. The Basques were once again leading the score but could not win the away match against Getafe. With Barcelona, it was nothing. There was a crushing defeat 0-4. They have since moved on from this defeat, thanks to Williams’ goal it was possible for them to beat Villarreal.
Girona only won 1 match of the 4 held head-to-head. Athletic won three times, including both the 2018/2019 season. Girona is unlikely to win a second consecutive title. They had focused a lot on the excitement of the previous tour. Athletic should capitalize on this by winning the match.
Prediction: Athletic Bilbao will win.
