Girona leaves San Siro with the pride of having competed face to face against one of the most in-form rivals in the Champions League and in a historic setting. Míchel’s men were subdued in the initial stretch, but little by little they gained control of the ball and finished the first half with three clear chances to tie the score. In the second the pace has not been as frenetic, but they have continued trying and have not lost face at any time in the match against a Milan that has five consecutive victories in the competition. Bryan Gil, in fact, scored a great goal, but it was disallowed due to a millimeter offside.
The Italians began to warn with dangerous arrivals and Theo Hernández had the clearest shot by hitting the crossbar. Musah also hit the post, and in a recovery in the middle of the field, the Italians built a vertical attack that ended with the goal from Rafael Leao, who with great quality inside the area cut twice and beat to Gazzaniga. From here, I take the lead of a Girona team that has only been separated from the tie by the good performance of goalkeeper Maignan. Van de Beek had the first sign of cutting and shooting inside the area, Tsygankov also stayed very close and again Yangel Herrera scored on the target just before half-time. In fact, Míchel’s men reached halftime dominating possession (53%), and enjoying their best minutes in the game.
A large number of Girona fans did not want to miss the historic duel at San Siro, and they accompanied the team in large numbers, just as they also did in Paris at the competition’s debut. A magical night to remember even though the result was not what was desired, because of what it means for the entity to be able to play this competition and compete at the highest level against the best teams in Europe.
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