Athletic numbers are from Champions

Athletic have better numbers in points and goals at this point compared to last season where they qualified for the Champions League. In the 2013-2014 campaign, also included Ernest Valverde On the bank of a new San Mamés stadium that opened its doors that year, the red-and-white team finished fourth. In matchday 7 he was sixth with 12 points, he scored 12 goals and conceded another 12.

Currently, in the worst case, they will be fourth at the end of the day after achieving 16 points out of a possible 21 with 16 goals in their favor – their best record since 1956, 66 years – and four only the fight.

Of those seven games, the Bilbao team played five at home where they beat Valencia (1-0), Rayo Vallecano (3-2) and Almería (4-0), tied with Mallorca (0-0) and lost to Espanyol (0-1) and another two as visitors, resulting in wins against Cádiz (0-4) and Elche (1-4).

Nine years ago in this first period he played three games at home. The first of them, where they beat Osasuna (2-0), was in Anoeta for the works in San Mamés, and the other two have already taken place in the new field, one for the official inauguration against Celta ( 3-2). ) and another to Betis (2-1).

Of the four away from Bilbao, they have won only one, the first against Valladolid (1-2) and consecutive defeats in visits to Real Madrid (3-1), Espanyol (3-2) and Granada (2- 0). ), the latter on a day like yesterday, September 30.

From that date, Athletic always occupied the European place, fifth or sixth, until the victory against Barcelona on December 1 on matchday 15 brought them to fourth place, which they defended until the end of the League and allowed them to play in the 2014 Champions League -2015 after overcoming a memorable past against Napoli.