Míchel Sánchez's joy at the conclusion of the match against Barça was immense. The Madrid native completed 100 games for Girona at the Lluís Companys stadium with a historic victory that leaves them at the top of the standings after 16 games played. At this point, and with mathematical salvation in his bag, the coach is clear that his Girona is “a great team that can fight for everything this season” and that “can beat any rival.” He is also aware that “maintaining this level is going to be very difficult”, but he does not give up anything and points out that the objective must be “to be in Europe”.
The man from Madrid did not hide his happiness and pointed out this victory as the most special of his career "because it is the lead and it is against a great Barça, who had just won a very difficult match in the Champions League and also against Atlético."
For the Madrid coach, the match was decided “by details. At first he surprised us and we were not able to steal, but the team has soul and believes that he can hurt the rival. We hit a counterattack with a goal and that relaxed us. Miguel Gutiérrez has been a differential player,” he explained.
In his speech, Míchel did not hesitate to praise his rival and assured that the match pitted “a great team and another that we want to be. We are in a great dynamic. We played a great game in attack, with a lot of personality and with the mentality of hurting the opponent. Winning here makes us think about Europe no matter what. We can aspire to everything. If we are able to continue like this for a long time, everything is possible. “I am very proud of my players,” the coach said.
