Girona coach Michel was delighted with victory over Alaves on Monday night.
The Catalans won 3-0 with goals via Artem Dobvyk (2) and Portu.
Girona coach Michel said: "There are still two games left to finish the first round. We're at the level of Real Madrid, Bara, Atltico, teams that have won championships. These players are making history and today we have minimized the rival's virtues.
"We have understood very well what we needed and the level of my players is very high.
"We are not futurists, we only think about Betis, which will be very complicated. Today we are there on our own merits, Madrid is very good and Bara and Atltico will add many points.
"Our league is to go game by game and when we get to matchday 30 see where we can go."
