At the opening of the first day of Liga version 2025-2026, Girona welcomed the Rayo, this Thursday evening. In Montilivi, the men of Michel Sanchez Muñoz hoped to start the season in the best of the way and presented themselves in 4-3-3 with an attack composed of Tsygankov, Miovski and Asprilla. For its part, the Rayo opted for a 4-2-3-1 where Jorge de Frutos was evolving alone at the point. A meeting that was finally going to turn to the advantage of visitors.
Shortly after the end of the first quarter of an hour, from Frutos opened the scoring (0-1, 18th) and Garcia Rivera doubled the bet in stride (0-2, 20th). Just before the break, Gazzaniga saw red and Palazon was not asked to triple the placing on penalty (0-3, 45th). Despite Roca's goal on the return from the locker room (1-3, 57th), the essential was made and the Rayo offered itself a first victory (3-1). In the standings, Rayo therefore takes the lead in the ranking while waiting for the other weekend meetings.
