On Friday, August 15, the 2025/2026 season of the Spanish Championship kicked off. In the opening match, Girona hosted Rayo Vallecano at home.
The hosts lost with a score of 1:3. In their lineup, Viktor Tsyhankov played the entire match and provided an assist.
The performance of the Ukrainian winger received positive reviews in the Spanish press. In particular, he was praised by the famous journalist from Mundo Deportivo, Alex Lun.
"Tsyhankov is an outstanding player. He is one of the few who escapes criticism. Viktor worked hard defensively and maximized the few opportunities he had in attack. His excellent individual play culminated in a fantastic assist," the journalist stated.
He also briefly commented on Vladyslav Kravets, who came on as a substitute after the main goalkeeper of Girona, Paulo Gazzaniga, was sent off and conceded a penalty goal. Alex believes that the Ukrainian had a good match:
"Vlad replaced Gazzaniga and made several good saves," the journalist noted.