Girona hosts Arsenal at Estadi Montilivi on Saturday in a preseason friendly, the first time the Premier League champion plays in front of fans this summer.
Girona finished 19th in La Liga last season and went down on the final matchday, ending four straight years in the top flight.
Míchel left for Ajax after the relegation, and the club promoted reserve-team coach Quique Álvarez on a one-year deal. Girona has already faced Olot, Espanyol and Marseille this summer.
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Arsenal arrives in a very different mood. The Gunners won the Premier League last season for the first time in 22 years and finished as Champions League runner-up.
Mikel Arteta's team beat MK Dons 3-0 in a closed-door friendly at its training ground last
Saturday, with Reiss Nelson and Ethan Nwaneri among the scorers.
These clubs have met once, in the 2024-25 Champions League league phase, when Jorginho and Nwaneri earned a 2-1 win at this same ground.
Girona vs. Arsenal prediction, pick
Girona has more preseason minutes banked, which counts for something in early August. Arsenal has more of everything else, and Arteta does not treat these as exhibitions.
Prediction: Arsenal 2, Girona 0
Girona vs. Arsenal channel, start time, streaming
- When: Saturday, August 1
- Where: Estadi Montilivi (Girona, Spain)
- Time: 2 p.m. ET
- Channel/streaming: Fox Deportes (Watch on Fubo)
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