Athletic play the final game of the season at San Mamés on Sunday. The rojiblancos receive Osasuna from seven -thirty in the afternoon with an urgent need to win, but they find a dangerous visitor in front of them for two reasons.
The group led by Jagoba Arrasate, who has already won over El Sadar fans thanks to his great work and his naturalness, came to Bilbao without pressure, with permanent duties done for a long time and trying to put pressure on Athletic and Villarreal in case there is any possibility of accessing the seventh spot that will allow them to play in the Conference League next season. So far he is five points behind the men from Bilbao. The normal thing in these cases is the team that plays the most can, but sometimes the opposite happens and those without clear goals put out the best of themselves to put those with greater needs in a lot of trouble.
In addition, rojillos are having a good time away from home. So they added more points on their trips (25) than at home (22) and they were the sixth team in the League as a guest, surpassed only by Real Madrid (41), Barça (34), Betis ( 32) and Atlético and Sevilla, both with 27. Behind the Navarrans are Real Sociedad (24) and the Lions (21).
Osasuna arrived in Bilbao after three consecutive starts unbeaten, with a win against Valencia on the 32nd day of the match and two draws against Elche and Spain, both 1-1, in their last two trips. It was also the result they achieved on Wednesday at home against Getafe, with a goal from Oier Sanjurjoleaving the club after fourteen seasons as a rojillo, and another at his own door Lucas Torro which prevented the success of the local team.
The set of kill It was a real hurricane away from home early in the season. He achieved four straight wins against Cádiz (2-3), Alavés (0-2), Mallorca (2-3) and Villarreal (1-2) and a draw with Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeú before passing of his first defeat in the visit to Sevilla (2-0) already on the twelfth day (October 30, 2021).
On Sunday they arrived in Bilbao with the aim of torturing the rojiblancos in the afternoon. Then draw against those of Quique Sanchez Flores, kill emphasized the importance of the derby. “We had a good game in San Mamés. We will compete and win because this is a special battle for our fans ”, said the Berriatua native.
Source: La Verdad
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