The first official match of Valverde’s third spell as Athletic coach coincided with Iker Muniain’s 500th as a lion. On the opening day of the last Liga, the rojiblancos drew 0-0 with Aguirre’s Mallorca. The Bilbao club, with Iribar and Susaeta as the leading representatives at the grass level, gave Navarrese, accompanied by his two children, before the start of the match called a symbolic gift with a captain’s armband as a sign. figure
At IC Herri Harmaila, the popular so-called animation stand, a large banner containing, among other graphic elements, the number 500, the drawn figure of Munian himself with the trophy in his hand and the expression ‘Eskerrik asko’ . At the end of the match, Navarrese received another gift and offered a few words to the fans.
The last derby against Real allowed Muniain to surpass Rojo I in the historical ranking of the lions with the most official matches played at Athletic (542). Against Almería in San Mamés, following the event, there was no celebration in this regard. It’s boring.
Source: La Verdad
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