“Julen, Julen, Julen.” The stands of San Mamés erupted at the exact moment Agirrezabala stopped Mbappé’s penalty. They were soon silenced by the late exit of the red-and-white goalkeeper himself to Rudiger, who was punished by the referee with a penalty and a yellow card. Complete silence in the stands as the Frenchman prepares to hit the ball from the penalty spot and a loud scream of joy and euphoria as the Guipuzcoan goalkeeper flies into a post to deflect the ball.
That’s not the only repeated shout of Julen, Julen to the crowd of the Bilbao stadium. As the lions celebrated the victory with Herri Harmaila, the shy goalkeeper had to come out to salute alone to receive applause and praise from the fans and the team.
Unai Simón also couldn’t contain his joy when he saw how his teammate saved the penalty. It is true that Madrid leveled shortly after, but Guruzeta appeared in time to seal the score and give the red and white fans immense joy.
reasonable doubt
The initial and major doubt regarding Athletic’s starting lineup was resolved just an hour before the start of the classic. Agirrezabala repeated under the sticks. Unai Simón, who completed the match against Elfsborg in the Europa League, is on the bench again for the third time in a row in the League. Normal, no matter what you think, after the wrist operation he went through last summer.
What was not expected was the presence of Gorosabel, Adama, Jauregizar and even Berenguer as starters or, in other words, the replacement of De Marcos, Yuri, Galarreta and Guruzeta. Valverde used a rotation that no one expected and the play was perfect. Perhaps the logic of this bet should be looked for when Marcelino’s Villarreal visit San Mamés this Sunday.
Source: La Verdad
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