It is unusual for a team to have nine players on the pitch as it happened in Athletic last Friday at Getafe. Fortunately for their interests, no points are left on the way and the only payment is to comply with the corresponding penalties of Yes and Walls.
When was the last time something like this happened to lions? Seven years ago in a cup match against Barcelona in San Mames. This is the first leg of the round of 16 and Raul Garcia and Ituraspe were sent off for double yellow in the 74th and 80th minutes, respectively, for Fernandez Borbalan. He Athletic Battled the score to 2-1 in eleven matches in eleven, but surrendered in the second leg. Camp Nou.
To find a precedent in League You have to go back to 13 years. And there are two in a short time. A Athletic 1-2 Sports on January 2, 2011 with Rubinos Perez from which they were expelled San Jose (34′) and Ustaritz (86′) and only two months before had a Athletic 1-0 Almeria with Velasco Carballo wherein Koikili (44′) and Castle (68′) they showered early and had to defend the goal they scored Llorente in 10′.
Source: La Verdad
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