It seemed like it would never happen. Or worse, it didn’t seem to exist. We refer to the fact that the Girona could leave his zero goal away from Montilivi. In fact, not even in their own stadium is Míchel’s team used to not conceding goals. This course, the one of his return to Primera, had only happened once. He was with the fans, in a victory against Valencia (1-0). Until yesterday, of course, in theSpotify Camp Nou.
Between Gazzaniga, scandalously deflecting any shot that went between the three posts, and impeccable choral work, Girona managed to prevent Barça from scoring a single goal. Especially brilliant was the individual performance of David López, who fought on land, sea and air against everyone who crossed his path. Bueno, next to him, shadowed him, accompanying him in the difficult mission of drying the team that, most likely, will end up lifting the League title. It has a lot of merit.
Of course, the whole team accompanied Gazzaniga, David López and Santi Bueno. Above all, the minutes in which Girona took the pressure off Barça by commanding with the ball at their feet were important, managing to chain long possessions that Xavi’s didn’t expect. Girona, at the Camp Nou, did not wrinkle. He looked at Barça from you to you. He challenged him and added a point that can be very valuable to tie the permanence.
And to scare away those ghosts who saw it impossible for Girona to keep a clean sheet at home again.