He Girona come back tomorrow to Camp Nou four and a half years after the last time. In the record, the two goals of Christian Stuani (1-2, m.45 and m.50) that put fear in the bodies of the Blaugrana fans for many minutes and that ultimately meant a historic point in the field of Barça (2-2). That tie came after two consecutive victories against Villarreal (0-1) and Celta (3-2) and made the white-and-red fans very happy in a season in which, however, the team would deflate and end up going down to Second. In the previous season (2017-18), with Pablo Machin on the bench, Girona did not shake the Camp Nou, but they did put a shocking 0-1 on the scoreboard thanks to the goal of Port (m.2). Barça extinguished any attempt to surprise and ended up winning by 6-1.
Girona, therefore, has tasted the taste of defeat, and thrashing, and that of a draw at the Camp Nou. The feeling of winning there has not yet been experienced and Míchel has mentally prepared the dressing room for tomorrow to be the day. Blowing up the bench would be another blow for a Girona team that has already tied at Bernabeu (2-2).
In that tie of the 2018-19 season, Girona started losing following a goal from Leo Messi (1-0, m.18). The expulsion of Lenglet at the behest of the VAR for a foul on Pere Pons that the referee had initially considered a foul from Girona changed the game. In the end, Pique would neutralize Stuani’s two goals to make the final 2-2. In the thrashing of the previous year, Luis Suarez, with a hat-trick, and Messi, with two goals, were the main protagonists. One of the Argentinian star’s two goals was from a free kick under the barrier that went over the bar. Coutinho rounded off the thrashing (6-1). Borja Garcia, Bernardo, Juanpe i Alex Garcia they are the survivors of that day. Stuani, booked, watched the whole game on the bench.