FILE - Girona’s head coach Michel Sanchez attends the press conference ahead of the tomorrow’s Champions League opening phase soccer match between AC Milan and Girona at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni, File)
FILE - Girona’s head coach Michel Sanchez attends the press conference ahead of the tomorrow’s Champions League opening phase soccer match between AC Milan and Girona at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni, File)
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) 鈥 Girona coach M铆chel S谩nchez has been the hospitalized for an undisclosed medical reasons, the manager said Friday.
M铆chel said in a post on X that he had to be 鈥渉ospitalized and under observation for some days.鈥
That means he won鈥檛 be available to coach Saturday鈥檚 home game against Villarreal, with Girona fighting to avoid relegation. Girona is six points from the drop zone in 15th place with four games remaining.
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Neither M铆chel nor the club specified his medical condition.
鈥淚 feel fine, under medical observation, and I am counting the days before I can get back to work and keep fighting until the end of the season,鈥 he said. 鈥淚 am forced to watch the game from afar, but I will always be in contact with my staff.鈥
Last season, M铆chel coached the Catalan club to a historic third-placed finish. It has since struggled after its best players left or were sold in the offseason.
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