'It would be a dream' - Guardiola wants Girona to pip Barcelona to LaLiga title - video Dailymotion

Pep Guardiola has been extremely impressed with the football played by City Football Group side Girona.

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00:00 That would be a dream.

00:01 It would be a dream for City Football Group and of course for Girona.

00:07 It's not about the fact that they are at the top of the league right now,

00:11 because at the end of the day, seven games is not much,

00:15 but for the team, for Girona, the target is next season playing in the Premier League,

00:19 always with the Premier League in the league.

00:20 We thought that Girona can stay up and down,

00:25 stay four, five, six years in the league,

00:27 and will be stable every year, stronger.

00:30 It can be a stable team in the league, like I've never been before for many, many years.

00:35 But what surprised me the most is the fact how good they are playing.

00:39 They are better every game than the opponents.

00:41 They create more chances than the opponents, they concede less than the opponents,

00:44 and the style is so attractive.

00:46 The recruitment that they have done, the sport director has been unbelievable.

00:52 The manager, I know him a little bit, is a top-class manager.

00:56 Sooner or later, he will be one of the top teams in any league.

00:59 Personally, I have my brother there as a part of that,

01:04 but apart from that, I have many friends there.

01:06 As a part of the group, we are more than delighted and happy.

01:10 Hopefully, they can stay longer.