Girona take on the visitors Atletico Madrid at "Estadio Municipal de Montilivi" in the starting matchday of the Spanish LaLiga of 2017/2018 season. The game will be played on Saturday, August 19th.
Girona are the debutant of the elite division. The team has never played before among Spain's best clubs during its 87-year history. Last season Girona occupied the second place in the LaLiga2 with 70 points gained and 65-45 goal difference, and earned promotion to the elite division. The club's squad consists mainly of the rented players although it has signed few footballers this season with Gorka Iraizoz, Bernardo Espinosa, Carles Planas and Cristhian Stuani being the most famous among them plus a row of rented players from the Premier League, namely five, including four players from Manchester City.
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Atletico Madrid occupied the third place in last season's LaLiga and due to a ban for signing new players "Los Colchoneros" could only sell performers. Oliver Torres, Theo Hernandez, Javier Manquillo, Santos Borre, Matías Kranevitter and Amath Ndiaye were all together sold for the total sum of 69 million EUR. Despite the transfer ban, "Atleti" lost not a single encounter this summer, having gained three victories and three draws in six matches.
Girona and Atletico Madrid have never met before. I believe that the debutant of LaLiga won't manage to earn points in its head-to-head against one of the strongest clubs not only in Spain but in whole Europe even despite the home field factor.
Prediction for the match: Atletico Madrid to win with -1.0 Asian handicap.