Quote from: MarjorieZimmermanGinger on Today at 02:34:18 AM

Girona is no longer the strong club they were in previous seasons, so their loss to Rayo Vallecano wasn't a surprise. Rayo Vallecano can surprise any team, as I saw them hold Real Sociedad and Real Betis, Real Madrid, and Atletico Madrid to draws last season. But playing more consistently and earning a chance to play in the Champions League is still very difficult, as some of the other strong teams in La Liga are much better. I also doubt Girona's chances next season, as the team seems to have lost its best form since last season.

Girona were suddenly outstanding two seasons ago but a last season shows that they could not maintain their quality and high competitiveness. This season will be another big challenge for Girona to continue their appearance in La Liga as well as, if possible, perform better than a last season and return nearly to their excellent performances two seasons ago.

This defeat is a bad start for Girona, but they still have many matches ahead and I don't conclude their quality after only one first match. Surely it's not good show from them that partially reveals their quality in this season but let's wait for their performances in next matches.

Quote from: wakier on Today at 02:35:44 AM

Rayo made a strong start to their debut, beating Girona was no easy feat. I think Rayo has improved slightly this season and could possibly spring a surprise in the top five this season. However, it's probably too early to predict. We'll have to see Rayo's progress over the next few weeks. If the club performs consistently, it's not impossible that they'll provide stiff competition.

Girona must maintain good performances in some seasons in order to improve their finance and also their player resource with better quality and depth. They must do these things well in order to have success like Sevilla but in the last season, Girona got a dramatical drop compares to two seasons ago, and in this season with this debut, they seem to not be able to do this well.