Michel proud Girona´s Champions League bow despite late defeat

Michel has urged his team to be proud of their Champions League debut, despite a heartbreaking late defeat to Paris Saint-Germain.

The visitors neutralised PSG s attack for much of the game, only for Paulo Gazzaniga, who had made a number of good saves, to let Nuno Mendes tame delivery slip through his hands and into the back of the net.

The goalkeeper s own goal was the first in the 90th minute of a Champions League game since November 2022 (Porto s Ivan Marcano vs Atletico Madrid), while it was the first-ever such goal that proved to be the winner.

Despite the defeat, the Girona head coach praised his team s effort and the performance of his goalkeeper up until the goal.

Now in the dressing room, people are a little bit down, Michel told reporters. I t…