Valverde breathed a sigh of relief

Valverde He received very bad news on Sunday in Benito Villamarín. His team lost Nico Williams He was sent off five minutes before the end of the first half, They lived saw the fifth yellow card… Added to this was the muscle injury of Yuri Berchichethe main problem hosting Atlético this Thursday in the second leg of the Cup semi-final with Inigo Lekue, his substitute on the left side on other occasions, between the cottons in the final training sessions. Today, however, the coach tasted good news.

The man from Deustuarra, who last week and yesterday exercised apart from his teammates, returned to work in the group with only two days left to play for the ticket to the final to be played on April 6 in La Cartuja de Seville. Everything indicates that the Biscayan has recovered from the “damage to the hamstring muscles of his left leg” which he suffered in the clash against Girona played in San Mamés and which prevented him from being part of the squad to visit Betis. He will be able to build on the left side possibly with From Marcos, They lived and Walls completing the defense.

Yes, the other center back, was in Seville but did not play because he sprained himself in training on Saturday. Txingurri didn’t risk taking him on in the second half when he had to make a substitution Walls so that he also does not see the fifth card of his first cycle. Mikel Vesga It is the relief of the Arrigorriaga defender and then Dani Garcia He became a central defender. The one from Barakaldo trained today on the sideline together Yuri. It seems that Txingurri can’t count on any of them this Thursday and will have to see if they recover to host Barça on Sunday in the next Liga day, when Athletic will know if they accept or not. fight for the KO tournament title.

Ander Herrera This will also result in dismissal. The former United and PSG player is still out of the Lezama facilities after suffering a muscle injury a week before hosting Girona. The man from Bilbao missed the games against the Catalans and Sunday’s game in Seville, but Valverde He is optimistic about the recovery time to have his services again. “I don’t think it’s a major injury. That’s the feeling we have from our conversation with him. I hope he recovers soon, it is not a break that means two months out. We think he might be here in a short time, bother, he’s close,” he said on Sunday, February 18. The midfielder suffered from recurring muscle problems last season, although this season they respected him and he became more regular.

Now important players like like, Galarretta, Sancet, Berenguer either First Gómez, but it is in dosage efforts in a calendar period full of games. The subsidiary center First Egiluz and the right side Hugo Rincon They continue the dynamics of the first team.