Oyarzabal’s message of reconciliation with Athletic

Mikel Oyarzabal He has the heart of Txuri Urdin and has enjoyed rivalry with Athletic for more than a decade. His way of celebrating goals in derbies shows how he accepts these types of games. Nine victories and eight goals form their calling card in the rivalry’s biggest rivalry. But in Germany he sent a conciliatory message and a Basque bond to three Athletic teammates, They lived, Nico Williams and first Yesmin.

“For me, the fact that there are five players from Real here is a source of pride. And there are three more from Athletic, obviously,” Real’s ’10’ said of the massive presence of footballers from in the Basque teams, eight out. of 26 in this Euro Cup. “It’s good to have so much representation from such a small area. We’re all for the same thing,” he said.

Looking forward to Euskadi

The expectation that the Spanish team is building, as well as in Euskadi, is very high. About this they asked Oyarzabal: “I didn’t know. We have always felt supported by the people there when we had to come here. There will always be different opinions, as with everything. But for the most part, people support us and are with us. The messages from your people and the environment are positive, they are happy that we are here, they are also excited. These are opportunities that rarely come in life,” said the left-footed attacker.

Squeezed but full

For Oyarzabal, this past year has been especially intense because of his participation in Real -Liga, Cup up to the semi-finals and Champions up to the round of 16- and in the national team. He was tired, but at the same time full: “I’m fine. A year and a half ago I was about to join the group after being injured for a long time and that’s why coming here now is a privilege. I feel good, to have spent a lot of time this year, but we all have the added bonus of competing in the Eurocup, hopefully in a few weeks when we are on vacation.