Luis Aragonés already said, the last ten games in the league are the ones that put everyone in their qualifying place. You need to be strong in the final stage of the League. And Valverde is a master at achieving this. The rojiblancos came full force in this final sprint.
Ten games and thirty points are at stake. All three are in the pocket. And ride the beautiful wave. Two victories in a row against two wary rivals. And with Iñaki Williams “on fire”.
Against Real, on Saturday, an important physical display, which paid off. Imanol’s team, like not a champion team, is even better than the ambition and pressure of the people of Bilbao. They were inferior except for the initial stretch of the second half, when Capa was tired after a long inactivity, reprimanded and Barrenetxea was fresh and wanted to find the back.
Valverde reacted well by taking Vivian for the Portuguese player and football returned to the superiority of those who played surrounded by the stands. High pressure, devilish rhythms and band openings where the Williams cut in like knives. La Real, protected by short foot passes and inside triangulations, could not find their points, with Oyarzabal very colorful.
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Vesga and Dani García led the game, surpassing Silva and Merino, and Iñaki finished the rivalry with his two goals. Unai, with two saves, ended up nullifying the opponent’s force comeback. The one from Murguía acted as Don Simón with memories of the Imperial de Cune, especially in a point-blank shot from the Hut.
Round sun. Athletic opened a gap with respect to its followers (Rayo, Girona and Osasuna) and closed the gap with its predecessors, Villarreal and Betis, where it still remains to be measured in the second round.
Source: La Verdad
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