A derby between Real Sociedad and Athletic Club is always welcomed by both fans, but it is even more so if your team, in this case Athletic, comes to the clash in good shape. This Saturday, March 23 (6 pm), both teams will measure their strength at the Reale Arena, which will surely be a day of good football and a good atmosphere, not only because of all that a match of these qualities requires, but as both teams are so only four points separate them, with Athletic 7th and Real 8th.
The Lions arrived in a state of grace after racking up four consecutive League victories and reaching the semifinals of the Queen’s Cup where. Despite going against the mighty Barça, they left a good taste in the mouth of the athletic team because of the good image presented. A positive dynamic that is by no means a coincidence. The period of David Aznar from less to more and they are proving that they are a group to be reckoned with for years to come. A brilliant job from Talavera de la Reina who, in his first year in Bilbao and with very young players who perhaps lack elite experience, managed to make Athletic a compact group that will surely be called upon to fight for the Europe.
A positive streak that we hope to see in this afternoon’s derby in Anoeta, which will also be special for some Athletic players with a txuriurdin past like Maddie Torre, Nahikari Garcia, Itxaso Uriarte and the goalkeepers Mariasun Quiñones and Adriana Nanclares.
The latter is certainly one of the team’s great protagonists this season due to his fantastic saves. Miranda de Ebro’s is at a very high level and there have been several occasions where it has been decisive in giving victory to the group or in avoiding defeat. Without further ado, Nanclares was responsible for giving Athletic a pass to the semifinals of the Copa de la Reina after an intense penalty shootout against UDG Tenerife.
In other words, an Athletic that came more than ready to take the three points, try to climb the positions and thus improve the records of previous campaigns. Numbers that can be close to those obtained in the best years.
From the 2014-2015 season to 2019-2020, the lions finished from the fifth position and only fell to the middle of the table between 2021 and 2023. This year the sensations and results are again very good, and all indicating that this is the beginning of another great phase.
Source: La Verdad
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