GIRONA NEWS

Aleix Garcia - Whips 12 crosses Garcia recorded 12 crosses (six accurate) and eight corners in Sunday's 1-0 victory against Valencia.

Impact Garcia successfully sent six of the 12 crosses he produced to get his total on the year to 134, which leads the league. He also passed his career high for a season. The Spaniard is averaging 6.7 a match after totaling 35 (15 accurate) in the last five games. He is the main play maker for Girona with four assists on the year and 68 corners, which is the second most in La Liga.

FEBRUARY 5, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Valentin Castellanos - No luck in win Castellanos had five shots (zero on target) in Sunday's 1-0 victory against Valencia.

Impact Castellanos kept busy on Sunday, however he failed to find the back of the net against Valencia. It has been hard for the Argentinian to replicate his success with New York City F.C, only recording four goals in 17 starts in his first season in La Liga. He is averaging just 2.3 shots a match, a 48% drop from last season.

FEBRUARY 5, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Paulo Gazzaniga - First clean sheet of year Gazzaniga had four saves and secured a clean sheet in Sunday's 1-0 win versus Valencia.

Impact Gazzaniga got his first clean sheet since becoming the team's number one goalkeeper back in October. He has allowed three goals in the last four matches with 16 saves in that span. This ups his saves per game to 3.5. The 31-year-old's next match will be a trip to Cadiz on Friday, who have scored five goals in the last five contests.

FEBRUARY 5, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Borja Garcia - First goal since injury Garcia scored one goal to go with three shots (three on target) in Sunday's 1-0 victory against Valencia.

Impact Garcia made his first start since returning from a knee injury and scored to put Girona up front on Sunday. He has missed most of the season, however will see a return to the starting XI once his form is up.

FEBRUARY 5, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Rodrigo Riquelme - First assist of season Rodrigo Riquelme assisted once to go with two crosses (one accurate) and three chances created in Sunday's 1-0 victory over Valencia.

Impact Riquelme bagged in his first assist of the year to help put Girona on top against Valencia on Sunday. He has struggled to get on the scoresheet all season with just three goals and one assist in the forward position. The Spaniard has failed to score in the last six matches with 11 shots (four on target) in that span.

FEBRUARY 5, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Slow transfer day in Spain; Barcelona gets to register Gavi

Forget about signing new players

JANUARY 31, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Yan Couto - Sprained ankle confirmed Couto is expected to miss 6-8 weeks after suffering a sprained ankle in last weekend's loss to Barcelona, Girona announced Tuesday.

Impact Couto has made 14 La Liga appearances (seven starts) either at right-back or on the right wing this season for Girona, but he will now be sidelined at least until mid-March while he recovers from this ankle injury. New signing Viktor Tsygankov or Toni Villa should take over his place in the XI while he's out.

JANUARY 31, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Barcelona winger Dembélé out after left thigh injury

Barcelona winger Ousmane Dembélé will be sidelined for an undetermined time after he injured a muscle in his left thigh in Saturday’s 1-0 win at Girona in the Spanish league

JANUARY 28, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Pedri leads win at Girona in 100th game for Barcelona

Pedri has scored to help Barcelona eke out a win 1-0 at Girona and increase its Spanish league lead

JANUARY 28, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Valentin Castellanos - Takes two shots in loss Castellanos made a clearance, an interception and took two shots in Saturday's 1-0 defeat against Barcelona.

Impact Castellanos was back in the starting lineup Saturday for the first time since Jan. 7 after returning from a yellow card suspension, but he couldn't find the net and salvage a result against Barcelona.

JANUARY 28, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Paulo Gazzaniga - Concedes goal to Barcelona Gazzaniga made two saves but conceded a goal in Saturday's 1-0 defeat against Barcelona.

Impact Gazzaniga was beaten by a Pedri strike on Saturday as Girona lost a second consecutive game in a 1-0 scoreline. Gazzaniga is still looking for his first La Liga clean sheet since taking over from Juan Carlos as the starting goalkeeper in October, and next weekend he will face Valencia, which have scored 25 goals in 17 matches this season.

JANUARY 28, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Yan Couto - Comes off injured against Barcelona Couto was subbed out of Saturday's defeat against Barcelona in the 70th minute after suffering an apparent injury. He took a shot and won two of two tackles in the match before bei...

Impact Couto was making his first La Liga start since December on Saturday but his night ended early due to injury. Toni Villa replaced him on the right wing against Barca, and he could return to the XI in Couto's place if necessary versus Valencia next weekend.

JANUARY 28, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Sociedad out to catch Real Madrid at the Bernabeu

Real Sociedad visits the Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday looking to pull even on points with second-place Real Madrid and make the Spanish league title race a three-team fight at the s...

JANUARY 26, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Spanish club Girona signs Peru defender Callens from NYC

Spanish club Girona has signed Peru defender Alexander Callens from New York City FC

JANUARY 23, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Alexander Callens - Transfers to Girona Callens has signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Girona after transferring from NYCFC, the club announced Monday.

Impact Callens scored 12 goals and kept 48 clean sheets across 179 MLS appearances (178 starts) as the key to New York City's defense since 2017, and he won the MLS Cup last season. But the 30-year-old is now following his former and new teammate Valentin Castellanos in making the move to Spain with Girona, where he can challenge David Lopez (hamstring) and Santi Bueno (suspension) for a starting spot in central defense.

JANUARY 23, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Benzema keeps on scoring, Madrid stays close to Barcelona

Karim Benzema keeps putting his World Cup disappointment behind him

JANUARY 22, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Paulo Gazzaniga - Concedes late game winner Gazzaniga allowed a goal while making eight saves during Sunday's 1-0 loss to Villarreal.

Impact Gazzaniga saved a penalty in the 94th minute but conceded one in the 101st as Girona dropped all three points on Sunday. The keeper has now allowed ten goals in eight league starts while his eight saves upped his season total to 29.

JANUARY 22, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Juanpe - Available against Villarreal Juanpe (foot) is on the bench for Sunday's tilt versus Villarreal.

Impact Juanpe is fit and made the game-day squad list for the first time since mid-October. He'll be eased into action at first. He has recorded seven tackles, five interceptions, 24 clearances, and one block in seven matches.

JANUARY 22, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Javier Hernandez - Bench option versus Villarreal Hernandez (undisclosed) is available for Sunday's match against Villarreal.

Impact Hernandez returns to the bench after missing the past three games. He has logged one assist, three chances created, five tackles, and eight clearances in ten appearances (four starts).

JANUARY 22, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

David Lopez - Out with hamstring injury Lopez will miss Sunday's clash against Villarreal due to a hamstring injury, Girona announced Friday.

Impact Lopez has started each of Girona's last seven La Liga matches in central defense, but he had to come off with a hamstring injury around the hour mark of last week's win over Sevilla. Bernardo Espinosa is likely to replace him in the XI against Villarreal, though Juanpe (foot) could be an option too if he's fit enough.

JANUARY 20, 2023 • ROTOWIRE