La Liga outfit Girona will play their home fixtures in next season’s Champions League at the club’s beloved Estadi Montilivi.
As much was made official by the Catalans on Friday.
Chatter surrounding the venue for Girona to act as hosts in their first-ever season in Europe has of course long taken its place centre stage in the media chatter across Spain.
This comes after it was revealed that the Blanquivermells’ Montilivi ground had been deemed as not up to standard.
The stadium has been fitted with additional temporary stands this season, to allow for an increased capacity of 14,000.
However, such fittings do not comply with UEFA standards.
In turn, it had been reported that the Girona brass were giving real consideration to holding their home games in next season’s Champions League group stage elsewhere in Catalunya.
As alluded to above, though, on Friday, as much has been definitively ruled out.
As per a statement across the website and social media platforms of the high-flying Blanquivermells, the club’s fixtures on the continent in 2024/25 will be played at the Estadi Montilivi.
The temporary seating will be removed, reducing total capacity to 9,000.
‘Girona FC has received authorization from UEFA for Montilivi stadium to host Champions League matches next season 2024-2025.
‘UEFA has confirmed the Montilivi stadium will be compliant following the implementation of the changes proposed by the Club, which will involve a significant financial investment, and will allow the stadium to have the necessary requirements for the top European competition.
‘The Club will soon inform about the ticket purchasing process to enjoy the Champions League matches at Montilivi, taking into account the reduced capacity due to the inability to use temporary stands.’
Conor Laird | GSFN
