While UEFA encouraged Girona to play its Champions League matches in Barcelona next season due to a stadium that was not up to standard, the Spanish Liga club won their case. Already qualified for the prestigious European competition, he will be able to progress well in his setting of Montilivi.
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Supporters of Girona (Liga) will be able to attend Champions League matches at their Montilivi stadium next season. | PHOTO: LLUIS GENE / AFP
Big news for Girona and its supporters! The Spanish Liga club will play its Champions League matches in its Montilivi stadium next season, as it announced this Friday, May 10 on its website.
However, the battle was not won in advance: UEFA was pushing for the Catalan club, promoted to La Liga last season, to host their Champions League opponents in Barcelona. But Girona, located around a hundred kilometers north of Barcelona, has apparently reassured the European body of its ability to host matches in its 14,000-seat stadium, of which only 9,000 can be used. in the Champions League.
Always a sword of Damocles hanging over your head
The Catalan club, surprise runner-up to Real Madrid in La Liga, is guaranteed to play in the Champions League next season after its last stunning victory against Barça (4-2) on the 34th day of the championship. The teammates of the revelation Artem Dovbyk (20 goals in 32 days) are now ahead of their giant neighbor by one point and Atlético de Madrid by seven points.
The only downside: the threat of a sanction for a case of tax fraud, brought to UEFA, which could deprive Girona of the Champions League next season…
