Athletic’s bill at the Metropolitano

Athletic’s bill at the Metropolitan was more than a loss of three points. This defeat leaves the Lions with very few options to clinch a place in the Champions League at the end of the season once the Europa League are confirmed as Cup champions Valverde Atlético are currently six points clear of the position occupied with just fifteen points left to play in the last five rounds of the Liga.

Besides, Valverde Oihan Sancet will miss the visit of Getafe this Friday. The midfielder saw his fifth card yesterday for a tackle on the Argentine Nahuel Molina. The judge Martínez MunuerHe said in the minutes that he was reprimanded for “recklessly knocking down an opponent in a dispute for a ball.” He will be punished by one match and will therefore be absent from the Coliseum.

Even, Txingurri You can count on six other lions to be ready as well. They are four, Inaki Williams, Lekue, Berenguer and Raul Garcia– They played against Atlético but were not warned and two –Yuri and Dani Garcia– They didn’t play. The first one didn’t even make the trip due to injury and the second one didn’t make it to the field. The good news is that From Marcos It will be available after the card cycle is completed.

Bad luck also took its toll on the lions in terms of injuries. Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta He had to leave the game in the 69th minute due to muscle discomfort. Mikel Vesga He entered his place in a forced change just three minutes after the coach made three substitutions at once to try to balance the 2-1 score recorded by belt. Eibarbarra, a fixed man in the engine room, was hesitant to face them Bordalas.

The Zarautz full-back is in the same situation, unable to travel to Madrid due to a traumatic injury “to the posterior tibial artery” suffered as a result of Bruno Méndez’s brutal tackle during Granada’s visit to San Mamés, having been left in a just yellow.