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How I Put Together That Girona vs Arsenal Timeline
Man, this whole thing started cause I got curious. Saw some chatter online about Girona playing Arsenal way back, and honestly, I couldn’t remember much about their past matches. Figured other folks might be fuzzy on it too. So I decided, why not dig it up and list it all out nicely? Just a straightforward timeline guide.
First thing I did, naturally, was hit the usual spots online. Grabbed my phone, opened the football app I use most, and punched in “Girona vs Arsenal” hoping for a history section or something. Nothing. Just recent stuff. Alright, plan B: straight to the big search engine. Typed in “Girona FC matches vs Arsenal” and started scrolling. Got flooded with recent friendly match news – like that July 2023 game everyone was talking about. But I needed the older games.
Felt like digging for buried treasure. Went deeper, clicking on links to fan forums and club history wikis. Kept adding “historical results” to my searches. That’s when bits and pieces started popping up. Found mentions of them meeting in a tournament a few years back. Jotted down 2018 right away. Dates were messy, though. One site said July, another said August. Ugh, consistency please!
Started cross-referencing like crazy. Pulled up Arsenal’s official site archive section. Checked Girona’s history pages – thank goodness for translation tools, my Spanish isn’t great. Dug into old news reports cached online. Piece by piece, it started forming:
- July 2017: Found! Both club sites confirmed a friendly. Scoreline popped up on a fan blog. Double-checked with a news snippet.
- July 2018: This one was tricky. Most places mentioned their clash in the International Champions Cup, but details were scattered. Took checking three different sources to lock down the date and that 0-0 result before penalties.
- July 2019: Easier this time! More recent, so proper match reports still existed. Date and score verified on a reliable stats site.
- July 2023: Obvious one. Everyone covered this preseason friendly. Still, grabbed the date and 3-0 win from the club’s official match report to be thorough.
Once I had the years (2017, 2018, 2019, 2023) and the basic scores, I needed context. For each match, I made notes on what tournament it was (mostly friendlies or the ICC) and the location if I could find it. Made a simple list in my notes app, then cleaned it up.
Finally, sat down at my laptop and typed it out clearly. Just the dates, the scoreline, and a tiny bit about the type of game for each meeting. No fluff, just the facts people actually wanna see. Posted it on the blog, super happy to have turned that random curiosity into a handy little guide. Saved me and others the digging next time someone asks!