Villalibre makes up for the lack of goals with his return to the eleven

Asier Villaliber This is one of the great novelties of the eleven he presented ernesto valverde in Alzira. The coach from Gasteiz chose the striker from Gernika to form the most advanced man in Luis Suñer Picó, along with Nico Williamswhich joins the selection concentration along with first simon to play the World Cup in Qatar, Raul Garcia Y Berenguer in the back. This is a very familiar eleven that the Gasteiz player can line up in any league game.

In this way, the ‘Buffalo’ played their second starting match of the 2022-23 season after starting with the opening of the regularity tournament, against Mallorca at home. From that moment he was completely out of the team and did not dress in shorts again until the seventh day against Almería. He returned to the field two weeks later in an appointment against Atlético and his last match was played on Tuesday against Valladolid. They are all in San Mamés. Yesterday was his first appointment of the home course in the first round of the KO tournament after being lion number 20 in minutes played, certainly a very low figure for what he expected before starting the course and being the top gunner in the preseason.

It is a rival from the Second Federation, the fourth category of Spanish football, but without a doubt it is a test for the striker, an opportunity to assert himself in front of his coach, considering that the Txingurri’s starting striker is Inaki Williams Y Guruzeta he has been superb every time he has appeared, with five goals in just 198 league minutes.

Biscayan played well in the first half. As soon as he started, he warned with a header that went wide and two minutes later he had a good chance. ’20’ controlled a good pass from Yuri Berchiche from the left and without letting it fall, he hit it over mid-height to force. Luis Andreu to make a good stop.

His most decisive intervention came in the 16th minute after filtering a great inside pass in midfield that Berenguer missed in a one-on-one with the local goalkeeper. In minute 29′, he gave a back-heeled pass with great intention that just went away Nico Williams and on the brink of halftime the youngest of the siblings scored 0-2 in two stages that will see before the World Cup that starts next Sunday.

Once the second phase begins, villa libre He had a very good chance to make the third. a pass was taken advantage of Berenguer who moved away from his protector and stood alone before Andrewbut the goalkeeper took it with another great intervention.

Valverde feel relieved Nico of his brother, the next two to jump on the field were Lekue Y Victor through From Marcos Y Herrera and the room villa libre. Guruzeta enter his place. By then he would have taken advantage of his second title, but he fell short of the goal.