Marcelo Claure’s Girona achieved its first European victory in its history

Montilivi lived a historic party. Girona, led by Bolivian Marcelo Claure, achieved the first victory in its history in the Champions League. After an excellent first half and its great offensive proposal in the second half, the Catalan team defeated an ultra-defensive Slovan Bratislava 2-0. The Blanc-i-Vermells added 3 well-deserved points, with superiority.

“I’m happy! Today we made history! We achieved the first victory in the history of @GironaFC in the @ChampionsLeague. Thanks to all the people involved in this adventure! All the fans, players, coaching staff and administration, everyone. “We continue!” celebrated Marcelo Claure, who witnessed the match at the Montilivi stadium.

With his triumph, Girona began to make its mark in the Champions League. Miguel Gutiérrez led the way to victory in the first half, at 42 minutes, and Juanpe Ramírez scored the second, at 73′, to seal the match. The negative note was the possible injury of Iván Martín, before the match in Las Palmas on Saturday, for LaLiga.

Claure’s team now has 10 injured and only 13 first team players. “We are in a quite problematic situation in terms of injuries, but I am very proud of how people compete. We try to play our football, as always, and be protagonists. It wasn’t easy. First victory in the Champions League, it is a historic day,” said coach Míchel Sánchez.