Girona's Miracle: The Rise and Challenge of La LigaLa Liga has always been considered one of the highest leagues in Europe, but it has also been monopolized by three big teams – Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid. This season, however, a little-known team has broken the patternThey are Girona.
The team lost only one of the first 17 rounds, accumulating 44 points and once overtaking Real Madrid to become the leader of La Liga. Their style of play is fluid and they have the highest number of goals scored in La LigaTheir goalscorer Dovevic is competing with Real Madrid's Bellingham and Atletico Madrid's Antoine Griezmann for the Golden Boot.
The story of this team can be called the miracle of La Liga. This article will look at Girona's history, squad, results and futureAnalyze the rise and challenges of this dark horse.
History of Girona: Ups and downs from La Liga to La LigaGirona is a Spanish football club founded in 1930 and located in the province of Girona, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. The history of this team is not illustrious, and most of the time it was spent lingering in the lower leagues of Spain until 2017They were promoted to La Liga for the first time.
However, their journey to La Liga did not go well, and in 2019, they were relegated to La Liga in 18th place. Luckily, they returned to La Liga the following year, after last seasonThey managed to relegate in 10th place.
The turning point for Girona was the acquisition of a 44% stake by the City Group in 2017. City Group is a group that owns several football clubsThe most famous of these is Manchester City in the Premier League.
City Group has provided Girona with financial and talent support, giving the team more room to grow. Girona's lineup: The dream team Girona's lineup is not conspicuous, and their players are basically veterans of various giantsOr a young loan player.
Their head coach is Michel, a famous coach who has coached the Spanish national team. His tactical style is dominated by possession and attackGood at mobilizing the enthusiasm and creativity of players.
His team's style of play is flexible and adaptable to the characteristics of his opponents. Girona's key player is DovbicA striker from Slovakia.
He has played for Napoli, Sevilla and other teams, but none of them have lived up to their potential. In Girona he found his form,became one of the top scorers in La Liga.
He is characterized by his speed, accurate shots, good awareness and the ability to create a threat up front. In addition to Dovbic, Girona have other good playersSuch as midfielder Savio from Manchester City, defender Todoro from Barcelona, goalkeeper Oblak from Atletico Madrid, etc.
These players all have a wealth of experience and skill that has laid the foundation for Girona's success. Girona's record: La Liga surprise and Europe's hope Girona in this season's La Liga,Showed amazing strength and consistency.
They have lost just one of their first 17 games, at home to Real Madrid, a 4-1 defeat. Other than that, they haven't lost a single game and even beat defending champions Barcelona 2-1 on the roadHistory was made.
Their attacking firepower is strong, scoring 41 goals in 17 rounds, ranking first in La Liga. Their defense wasn't bad either, conceding just 16 goalsSecond only to Atletico Madrid.
They reached 44 points and once overtook Real Madrid to become the leaders of La Liga. However, in the most recent round of the game,They suffered setbacks.
They took the lead in the first half away at Betis thanks to a penalty from Dovbik, but were equalised in the final moments of the second half and only picked up a point. This draw, which brought their points to 45 points, was tied by Real Madrid, and was overtaken by Real Madrid due to the disadvantage of goal differenceFell to second place.
The battle for the top spot in La Liga has once again become fierce. Girona's goal is to be able to maintain a top-four positionThus qualifying for next season's Champions League.
This is already a remarkable achievement for a team that has just been promoted to La Liga. If they can continue to be competitive, it could even be a fight for the La Liga titleThat would be a miracle.