Villarreal will arrive with an injury for the important match against Athletic

The week was very different for Athletic and Villarreal. While the lions fell on Wednesday real Madrid in Leaguethe yellows bid farewell to cup in front of a Pontevedra of Second RFEF. A tournament that was strangled and a huge blow in a year where they did not compete in European competition. The Galicians, leaders in their group, won thanks to a shot from outside the area Dalisson in the 87th minute.

The goal came at the end, however the local excellence was remarkable and it was revealed Marcellin to the conclusion, obviously upset: “When you play and compete in this way, the normal thing is that you lose. We never did six steps in a row. The rival outplayed us in the game and in a short way in the result. It was a tough and unexpected blow, but it would have been unfair if we had scored a goal in the 85th minute. The coach stressed that his team “didn’t learn from last season’s mistakes,” when he was fired by unionists. “Even if it’s a different situation because then we can focus more on the League.”

A blow for him Villarreal before visiting Athletic this Sunday in San Mamés. A direct rivalry for the Champions League. The Bilbao team is fourth, three points ahead, but they have played two more games. The advance certain in front of real Madrid and the one that the people of Castellón are overdue against Ray as a result of DANA and that will be celebrated on the 18th.

Marcellin He made rounds, although he showed eleven guarantees in Pasarón: Luiz Junior; Pau Navarro, Kambwala, Logan Costa, Juan Bernat; Pau Cabanes, Alassane, Parejo, Denis Suárez; Barry and Gerard Moreno. In the second half, Sergi Cardona, Gueye, Comesaña, Ayoze and Albiol jumped to the green. It didn’t help Villarreal, who waved goodbye to the Cup before Athletic entered the hype.