Girona take on Feyenoord in their second-ever Champions League fixture, and their first at Montilivi. It promises to be a magnificent occasion for the Catalans, although they will be without two key

Girona have been hit by injury blows to Oriol Romeu and Daley Blind ahead of their Champions League home clash against Dutch side Feyenoord, but manager Michel insisted on Tuesday that his side will go all out to win on a special night for the club.

The first buses left town late on Tuesday, for some 12 hours on the road, skirting the Pyrenees and up through France. Other supporters of Girona have arrived in Paris by train and by air. For most, it is the away trip of lifetime.

There are a few things you need to know about Girona. In 1999, they were playing in the fifth tier. As recently as 2006-07, they were in Spain’s Tercera Division (which back then was the country’s fourth-highest league). Girona, the 11th-most populous city in Catalonia, is not a place known for its sporting achievements.

Girona have been hit by injury blows to Oriol Romeu and Daley Blind ahead of their Champions League home clash against Dutch side Feyenoord, but manager Michel insisted on Tuesday that his side will go all out to win on a special night for the club.

For Girona, the Champions League will be coming home on Wednesday. Two weeks ago, they were narrowly beaten in their competition debut at Paris Saint-Germain, and they will be hoping to bounce back