The unseen, at least in the League. Athletic took the three points from the RCDE Stadium. The lions, the new blue and white stadium on the side, have also not won in Espanyol’s fiefdom since 1998. A quarter of a century later, the rojiblanco team again defeated the parakeets at home in the so-called regularity tournament, in the Cup they have done it which they got before.
A victory with added merit considering that Valverde’s team suffered a heavy blow a few days ago in the form of a cup elimination in San Mamés against Osasuna. The lions reacted immediately. As the occasion demands, taking into account the previous league success of the Navarrese team itself against Elche and the intention of the team and club to end the championship in a European position.
The change of coach carried out at the beginning of the week in the local ranks had no effect. Luis García has surprised locals and strangers alike since he announced his line-up, with some surprising changes to it, and then, once the ball is in, with the football proposal he wants to impose on his team.
The Valverdes, with Unai Simón for Arrizabalaga, Vivian for Yeray, Dani García for Muniain and Berenguer for Nico Williams compared to the eleven against Osasuna, this change in the idea of the Spanish game has been useful . The lions asserted their advanced pressure at all times and ended up forcing the rival to move the ball far behind Unai Simón’s domain.
The first goal of the afternoon, the football stuff, came from a counterattack by the lions. With his idea of combining as much as possible, Luis García’s students approached the Bilbao area, De Marcos snatched the ball from them, gave it to Dani García and the latter, with a long pass in the hole, set up a fast Iñaki Williams, again as a right winger, stood alone against Pacheco and beat him with a hard and placed shot. Bruised and half rough and left for Valverde’s men to dismantle the opposition’s defensive framework.
It was possible to expect a reaction from the blue and white, located in the relegation zone, but it did not happen. That does not mean that the lions rested with great bodily fear. Braitwaite, on the way to the first round in San Mamés, was right to lose the last play of the first half, but the referee, at the request of VAR, annulled the goal due to a previous handball from Joselu in the pass. Another of the inventions of modern football regulations that, yes, this time benefited Athletic.
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Luis García came off the bench in the second half in search of leveling the match, but the rojiblancos knew how to keep their class in defense and even conceded more than one chance to end the encounter. The simultaneous introduction of Muniain and Nico Williams, of some stray Sancet and Berenguer, gave more enthusiasm to Bilbao’s attack. The youngest of Williams, after the first internship brand of the house, signed 0-2 with a subtle and placed touch.
Valverde chose from there to bring on Yeray and Ander Herrera first and then Paredes. Athletic’s peace of mind, however, was shattered around minute 90 when Unai Simón, inexplicably, failed to block a soft ball from Montes’ shot, allowing Darder to score as desired.
The subsequent dismissal of Aleix Vidal eased the task of a rojiblanco team that, however, ended up asking for time. The three points, yes, came in Bilbao.
SPANISH
12
athletic
spanish: Pacheco; Rubén Sánchez (Aleix Vidal, min.46), Cabrera, Montes, Óscar Gil (Calero, min.77); Gragera (Denis Suárez, min.83), Edu Exposito (Nico Melamed, min.57); Puado (Vini Souza, min.83), Darder, Braithwaite and Joselu.
Athletic: First Simon; De Marcos (Paredes, min.89), Vivian, Iñigo Martínez (Yeray, min.79), Yuri; Dani García (Ander Herrera, min.79), Vesga; Iñaki Williams, Sancet (Muniain, min.68), Berenguer (Nico Williams, min.68) and Guruzeta.
the objectives: 0-1, min.22: Iñaki Williams; 0-2, min.75: Nico Williams; 1-2, min.90: Darder;
Referee: Munuera Montero (Andalusian committee). He dismissed Aleix Vidal (min.91 and min.91). He advised De Marcos (min.21), Braithwaite (min.21), Dani García (min.30), Sancet (min.44), Gragera (min.53), Óscar Gil (min.59), Calero ( min. 59). .78),
happenings: Match corresponding to the twenty-eighth day of LaLiga Santander played at the RCDE Stadium in front of 24,903 spectators.
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Source: La Verdad
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