Third time, the charm. No other. Athletic have wasted two consecutive chances to reach sixth place in the table. This Thursday, despite everything, he will have his third without relying on anyone but himself. Everything happens for Betis to win in San Mamés.
The second failed attack on the position currently occupied by the team of an increasingly crying Pellegrini left other kinds of sensations in the environment of the rojiblanco. From the bitterness of the point that flew a few days before in Bilbao against Sevilla of Mendilibar, he went to the sudden joy yesterday for those rescued in extremis in Son Moix. In the last action of the game, without time to capture the center.
The controversy, it is fair to mention, splashed both outcomes. The two on the road in addition to punishment. With VAR, of course as an opponent. Against Sevilla, they understood that Yeray brought down Ocampos, although the images seem to say otherwise. Against Mallorca, the top penalty came after a clear handball by Ruiz de Galarreta on Raúl García’s shot, but before that there seemed to be a possible handball by Adu Ares. They scored a goal for Unai Simón from the penalty spot and 0-1 and Iñaki Williams did the same from the same spot and 1-1.
One of the news before the start of the clash was the change of goalkeeper at Athletic. Agirrezabala has not been a starter since the Cup elimination against Osasuna in San Mamés. Yesterday was his seventh game in this Liga, but in only one of them he had to come on as a substitute for Unai Simón.
Of sorrows and joys
That day, which ended in a 3-2 home defeat for the lions against Girona, Aitor Paredes was also part of the rojiblanco starting team. It was the second and last until yesterday owned as a lion of the Bilbao center-back converted to a right-back in Mallorca. The previous one took place a few weeks before in their own field against Real Madrid and also ended in an away win (0-2).
It should be remembered, Valverde gave special importance to what happened in that match against the Girona squad. The men from Bilbao not only lost the league match before the cup visit to El Sadar, but also suffered a huge physical and even mental defeat. Unai Simón was replaced at half-time, Yeray and Nico Williams also entered the infirmary then.
The youngest in Williams, by the way, is back to give joy to an Athletic that does not have the ability to make dangerous occasions. Raúl García’s persistence, almost always in unfavorable situations, also ended up being rewarded.
Source: La Verdad
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