Julen Agirrezabala He is the man of the Cup at Athletic. Rentería’s goal was decisive in the penalty shootout of the final played on April 6 in La Cartuja, stopping the shooting of Morlanes and it was again last Saturday that stopped at Gualdathe second for UD Logroñés, who made good the maximum penalty made by Vivian, Yuri, Berenguer and First Gómezthe author of the last shot that gave a pass to the round of 16, where Osasuna is now waiting, again in a single match but this time in San Mamés, hidden from the fans, as happened in the same tie in last season in another derby, in that case against Alavés (2-0).
In Las Gaunas he didn’t have much to do before the decisive round. The Riojan team has the merit of knowing how to control the visitors’ attacks, but they are dull in attack. This is enough to defend for a team that plays in the Second Federation, three categories below where Athletic do.
The Rentería goalkeeper will be back in goal on Thursday against the rojillos after being selected by Valverde to defend the goal in the semi-final of the Super Cup played in Arabia against Barça First Simon. The one from Murgia has also played in the last two Liga games, notably against Alavés and Osasuna, as the lions took home victory at Iruña after knocking down a goal scored by Lucas Torro.
Agirrezabala He has played twenty games this season, more than each of the previous three in the first team. Fourteen of them were from the League (just two less than the total of the last three campaigns), five from the Europa League and one from the Cup The Gipuzkoan closed the 23-24 season with twelve official matches , at 22-23 he. played fifteen and nine in 21–22, his first team debut.
The red and white footballer who wears the number 13 on his back is unable to start the season due to a triple lumbar fracture he suffered during preseason training. With the absence of Simón, who underwent surgery on his right wrist in July, Valverde had to bring in Alex Padilla, who has now gone to the Mexican Pumas on loan. Julen returned to the starting lineup on matchday three of the league to welcome Valencia to San Mamés. He accumulated twelve complete matches of the regularity tournament and in the rest he had to be relieved by the Zarautz goalkeeper. The first against Celta at home due to injury and the second against Sevilla also in Bilbao when he saw a straight red card for a challenge on Mateo Mejía outside the area. “It’s not an expulsion,” Txingurri said at the end of the clash. He was unable to play the following week against Girona in Montilivi, that “nonsense” in the words of the coach that ended in a painful defeat after three missed penalties by Berenguer, Inaki Williams and Ander Herrera.
Chosen by Txingurri First Simon In two neighborhood duels against Alavés and Osasuna, Julen again played for Las Gaunas and on Thursday he will again be chosen between the sticks. Any other decision would be a surprise. Once eliminated from the Super Cup, it seems the League will go to Murgia and the Cup to Renteria. Doubt is the tenant of the goal in Europe. On Wednesday, January 22, the mystery will be clarified with the visit of Besiktas which equals the seventh day of the second continental competition.
Source: La Verdad
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