Could Girona really cost Manchester City their Champions League place next season?
Why sister club Girona potentially qualifying for the Champions League for the first time would have ramifications for Manchester City
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Why sister club Girona potentially qualifying for the Champions League for the first time would have ramifications for Manchester City
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This season it is not the exploits of Barcelona that have been dazzling the footballing world but rather the achievements of the region's second city, Girona.
At the start of the league season in August, Ignasi Mas-Bagà was hoping his team could avoid a costly relegation from Spanish soccer's top tier that would badly damage the club’s growth plans for years. Few people are more pleased — and genuinely shocked— than Mas-Bagà to see the team from the northeast corner of Spain leading the standings ahead of powerhouses Real Madrid and Barcelona one-third of the way through the season. Girona entered the latest round as the outright leader before Madrid provisionally moved top Sunday.
Playing in the Champions League next season is a growing possibility for the Catalan club, who are benefiting from being part of the City Football Group stable