Valverde: “It looks like Madrid will leave you and then kill you”

Athletic are preparing to return to league competition after the break due to various team commitments. This is the match before the Cup final is played on April 6 in La Cartuja. Valverde and Iñaki Williams have already checked Goal Play the match at the Santiago Bernabéu on Sunday starting at nine o’clock in the evening. “They are leaders with an advantage, they have maintained a regular line for a long time. It is true this year with the arrival of Bellingham, with the powerful midfield they have, they are having an exceptional season. They only lost one game against Atlético and they have gained a lot on a physical level,” said the coach.

“Madrid always have more or less the same pattern. They are one of those teams that seem to let you go and you think you might have a chance in the game and then they kill you,” he added.

For his part, the Bilbao striker believes that the best way to prepare for the match against Mallorca is to compete at a good level against those led by Carlo Ancelotti. “The best way to get to the sixth day is by playing a good game, having a good feeling and giving everything. We are in the Champions League, we want to continue in the Champions League. I think that is the objective, to get into Europe. “We will win,” he said.

The red and white team will not stop at anything and they will not hold out for the initial 0-0 either. That is against their way of competing. “It is not our essence, it has been seen in other games. We are high pressure players, we go to the limit, we play one on one. It’s what got us to where we are, in a final, fighting to get into the Champions League. We shoot ourselves in the foot if we don’t do everything. It’s the best way to face what’s coming,” said Athletic’s ‘9’.