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In other words for me Girona is not fully ready to compete in the Champions League. I mean Girona goal this season is just to gain more experience by playing against big European teams. Their first season in the Champions League is not about whether they will advance to the next round or not, but how much Girona can learn from their opponents game. The final result even if Girona loses will not be considered bad.
Exactly, when a club qualifies to the champion league for the first time, they are only to come and gain experience on how things are done and how the heat of the competition is like, because they will hardly meet up with other strong clubs that are use to playing the league and fully prepared for it. Girona is not prepared for UCL, if not they wouldn't have sold their mainstay players to other clubs. Liverpool will definitely win Girona, because they are in a good form and haven't lost any of their UCL matches.
This is a historic season for Girona, it is true that they still look very mediocre for a competition like the Champions League, but Michel and his players will gain a lot of experience in their first season. Girona match against Liverpool in the 5th round is fairly easy to predict, in many ways Arne Slot squad is very superior. At first glance this is a match that will make Liverpool even more solid at the top of the standings, and make their winning record continue without a blemish. Girona is slightly advantaged because they act as hosts, but I don't think they will avoid defeat. It seems that next season Girona will not be able to return to the Champions League, because they also look very difficult to break into the top four in La Liga.