Athletic are sixth in the League, five points adrift. At the moment, this is the most realistic goal considering that the previous position occupied by Villarreal was seven.
The average required over the last ten seasons to reach sixth place is almost 60 points (59.8). The most expensive was 2016-17 with 64 and the cheapest was 2019-20 with 56. The required records in the other eight campaigns were as follows: 57 (2012-13), 59 (13-14), 60 ( 14 -15). ), 60 (15-16), 60 (17-18), 59 (18-19), 61 (20-21) and 62 in the past.
The group of Valverde he needs to improve on the numbers achieved in the first round against the ten rivals left to finish the competition if he wants to reach sixty points considering that he already has 40′. The lions added 13 of a possible 30 after victories over Elche (1-4), Almería (4-0) and Villarreal (1-0); the draws with Mallorca (0-0) and Osasuna (0-0) at San Mamés and Sevilla (1-1) and Betis (0-0) at home and the defeats against Real Sociedad (3-1) , the next rival on Saturday in Bilbao, Real Madrid (0-2), a game in which the rojiblanco team started well, and Celta (1-0) in one of the worst games played so far.
The regularity tournament will end on the weekend of June 3 and 4, later than in previous years. Less than two months left to achieve the goal.
Source: La Verdad
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