Feyenoord will go to Montilivi for one of Wednesday's early kickoffs, marking Girona's first-ever Champions League encounter.
On the first day of play, Girona lost in tragic circumstances and Feyenoord was hammered at home. Both teams were defeated.
Girona is finding it difficult to sustain its domination from the previous season, when they shocked all of Europe by unseating Real Madrid, Barcelona, and Atletico Madrid in the top three.
They had a formidable challenge on matchday one when they made their European debut by traveling to the French capital to play Paris Saint-Germain.
Before Paulo Gazzaniga's blunder in the dying seconds saw him score an own goal that gave the Parisians a 1-0 victory at the Parc des Princes, Michel's team bravely defended and occasionally rode their luck.
Girona's strategy was clear to understand, and even though they only managed three shots in the entire ninety minutes—tied for fewest of any team making their Champions League debut—they came dangerously close to winning with a 0-0 draw.
The Blanquivermells entered the PSG match coming off a humiliating 4-1 loss to rival Barcelona in Catalonia, and they haven't been very impressive since traveling to Paris.
Following both losses, Michel's team suffered another setback against Valencia, giving the struggling team their first and so far only victory of the year.
After a scoreless draw at home against Rayo Vallecano, Yangel Herrera's opening goal against Celta Vigo was eliminated on Sunday by a late goal by Iago Aspas.
Girona now sits in 12th place with just nine points, indicating that a run for the title may not be in the cards this time around in Europe. As a result, they need to make the most of their present campaign, and the enthusiastic Montilivi audience would be overjoyed to see their team win for the first time on the continent.
Since visiting Feyenoord has not been going well following Arne Slot, the hosts will also be favorites.
After joining De Kuip, new manager Brian Priske, who made an impression at Sparta Prague, has struggled to get things going. The team won just one of their first four Eredivisie games before the Champions League season started.
They could not have started the campaign any worse, as German champions Bayer Leverkusen crushed Feyenoord 4-0 at home. Only Dinamo Zagreb, who suffered a 9-2 loss on matchday one, trailed them in the 36-team rankings.
After that humiliating defeat, the Rotterdam team bounced back, defeating NAC Breda 2-0. However, they surrendered more points the next weekend, drawing 1-1 away to NEC Nijmegen, which pushed them to sixth place and 11 points off the top spot after just seven games.
Feyenoord may have more confidence now that they know they won't be facing Roma, who have defeated them in the last three European seasons. After all, the 1970 champions will be hoping to advance past this point for the first time.
Feyenoord had been eliminated from six previous group stage appearances, including the one from the previous season, when they finished behind Atletico Madrid and Lazio.
The Dutch team's dismal away performance is mostly to blame; they have lost all ten of their previous trip games in this league. Their most recent victory came against Newcastle United 1-0 back in 2002.
