Girona Vs Barcelona: Keep A Record And Settle Revenge

Barcelona coach Hansi Flick. (X/@FCBarcelona)

JAKARTA - Barcelona hopes to maintain a winning record in La Liga Spain when they visit Girona's headquarters at the Montilivi Stadium, Sunday, September 15, 2024 evening WIB. Barca also have ambitions to settle their revenge for last season's defeat.

Girona became Barca's nightmare last season. In two matches, Barca, which is still being handled by Xavi Hernandez, lost 4-2.

Although Barca closed the competition by being ranked second or higher than Girona, the defeat tarnished the Blaugrana's achievements. Girona herself occupies third place and for the first time competed in the Champions League.

Now, Barca are back at Girona's headquarters with a brilliant record. New coach Hansi Flick successfully lifted Barca's form and made a perfect record in domestic competitions. Barca have always won in the first four matches that took them to the top of the standings.

Barca have absolutely no competitors because Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid have only collected eight points. Barca were already four points ahead in the fifth week. If they finally lost against Girona, they remained perched at the top of the standings.

It is certain that Barca will not think about losing despite playing away matches. On the other hand, Flick returned to aiming for victory.

If that target is achieved and Barca earns 15 points from the first five matches, Flick will be one of the coaches at the club who achieved success at the start of the competition.

In fact, this achievement is proof of the former German national team coach who has turned Barca into a team that is again taken into account in the race for the league title. Flick did have doubts and he had to work hard to fix the team because the club was less successful in the hunt for players.

Barca has only hired midfielder Dani Olmo to increase their strength against the new season. This Spanish national team player is none other than a former club in La Masia who was recruited from RB Leipzig. On the other hand, Barca failed to bring in Nico Williams who was actually the club's target.

However, Flick managed to appoint La Masia alumni, including Gerard Mart Badminton, Sergi Domguez and Marc Bernal as soon as Marc Casado, Hector Fort, and it is certain that Pau Cubarsi is increasingly engulfing the Los Cules defense.

The match against Girona is also a special moment for striker Robert Lewandowski. This Polish national team striker will reach the milestone by playing his 100th match since joining Barca in 2022. He will also be the first Polish player to do so.

Only Girona was actually not Barca's light opponent. They did a bad start after being arrested by Real Betis 1-1 and then forced to give up Atletico with a pretty landslide 3-0.

But Michel's team managed to get up by beating Osasuna 4-0 and winning 2-0 over Sevilla. Girona's squad itself has changed.

There is no more Artem Dovbyk's top score that moves to AS Roma. In addition, Aleix Garcia and Savio are no longer with Girona. It seems that Girona will play a difficult match at home.