PSG - Girona: A Giant to Start the European Dream

Even the most optimistic fan from the Ampurdán region could not have imagined that the Montilivi neighborhood team would be present on the European stage against the great giants of the Old Continent. Girona will make their Champions League debut in grand style at the majestic Parc des Princes against Luis Enrique's PSG, one of the favorites for the title despite the departure of Kylian Mbappé and the absence of Donnarumma. Míchel's team will reap the rewards of last season, becoming the fifteenth Spanish team to compete in the top continental competition.

The excitement in the red-and-white locker room and among fans is at its peak, even though this year they have started with several ups and downs. The idea remains the same for the daring Girona team; however, matches against Barça and Atlético de Madrid showed that this season, these types of encounters are somewhat overwhelming for them. Promising players have arrived, and key players in their success like Dovbyk, Aleix, Couto, or Savinho have left. "The key is that Míchel remains; he has created three years of spectacular football," said Quique Cárcel, sporting director of a club dreaming of at least making it to the 'playoff' for those classified from ninth to twenty-fourth place in a revolutionary new format. "Living in the past is fine, but I knew we had to keep growing," recalled the red-and-white coach, who wanted to temper expectations before their Champions League debut against a star-studded opponent.

PSG: Safonov; Hakimi, Marquinhos, Willian Pacho, Nuno Mendes; Zaïre-Emery, João Neves, Fabián; Dembélé, Asensio, and Barcola.

Girona: Gazzaniga; A. Francés, David López, Daley Blind, Miguel Gutiérrez; Iván Martín, Oriol Romeu; Tsygankov, Yangel Herrera, Bryan Gil, and Abel Ruiz.