The Barça kicks off a new season and does so against a regular rival, the Girona, that like him Nástic de Tarragona, share closeness, good relationship and inferior category. Due to these characteristics, it is a habitual and ideal rival in the preseason of the Barcelona, so that the culés players add minutes in their legs and carry out the set-up for the 2021/2022 season that they have ahead.
The blaugrana, in the second season of Ronald Koeman on the bench, they face this second game still with many duties to do in terms of squad making, so many of the players who participate may not be part of the final squad. While players like Frenkie De Jong or Antoine Griezmann They are back, this second with the “transferable” sign hanging, still missing Messi, pending being able to sign his new contract with the Blaugrana club, as well as registering the new signings, Memphis Depay, the Kun Agüero or a Eric Garcia, that next to Pedri, are in the Tokyo 2021 Olympic Games.
Today's duel, like it took place on July 21 against him Nastic, he plays them Barcelona in the Johan Cruyff stadium, headquarters where both the culé subsidiary and where the Barcelona female they play their matches at home. Looking ahead to this game, it is very likely that homegrown players like Riqui Puig have again prominence, as well as especially the canterano has it King Manaj, which scored a hat-trick in the first game, where the Barça team defeated 4-0 at Nàstic of Tarragona, along with a goal from another youth squad, Álex Collado, who completed the win.
The Girona has stayed in the last two seasons on the verge of achieving promotion to LaLiga Santander. In both courses, he lost in the grand final of the Smartbank League ascent playoff, two years ago against him Elche de Pacheta and this season against him Rayo Vallecano by Andoni Iraola. Unlike Nástic, what is in Group II of the First Division RFEF, third category of Spanish football, this will already be a major test.
In fact, it is common for the Barcelona yield players from your quarry to Girona so that they enjoy minutes and filming in the second division of Spanish football. Before him Nastic, first team players like Net, in goal, Sergiño Dest, Gerard Piqué or Samuel Umtiti in defense, they were from the party, as well as the Bosnian Miralem Pjanic in the center of the field, which is also looking for a way out.
The Girona, for his part, faces his new project with MicheHe on the bench, a technician who has already achieved the upgrade with the SD HuescaAlthough he was dismissed last season for having the team in decline, a fact that finally occurred with him off the Huesca bench, he has already proven to be a coach who proposes an offensive and ambitious football. The objective is none other than to return the Girona team to the highest category of Spanish football, to be measured again at FC Barcelona, among other equipment, in LaLiga Santande
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When do you play Barça – Girona?
The game is played today, saturday, july 24, at 19.00 hours
Where to see Barça – Girona?
The encounter can be seen by Barça TV and Barça TV +, official channel of the Blaugrana club. It can also be seen by TV3 in Catalonia. You can follow all the information about the match by Mundo Deportivo website.