Another element in which athletic needs to be overcome

Now the Athletic Will try to give the first blow San mamés to its semifinal with the Manchester United. Although everyone will decide on seven days Old Trafford To find a ticket that returned to the cathedral on May 21. A factor in court against which Rojiblanco Box had to succeed In the first time in this European League. There is plenty of speculation to the advantages and lack of dispute behind, but the numbers say it’s about An element that hurts lions in previous history.

The athletic has been Deleted in five of the last six European qualifiedNot counting, where he faced the return as a foreigner. Held from ninety, when stages of groups were introduced to competitions Uefa. Before they become cruces to deal with or cross from the beginning. Everything is in the second contest in Europe. Especially surprisingly the latter, at 16-17, before the Apoel Nicosia in sixteen (3-2 and 2-0).

Even more painful one a year earlier in the quarterfinals with the Seville (1-2 and 1-2) in a deadly batch of Penalty. The one that unites where the Athletic It was at eighth of 15-16, before hispanics were measured. 1-0 in the cathedral in front of Valencia and 2-1 in mestalla. All right thanks for a target Aduriz In the absence of a -well of an hour and to a standard of double value of goals in the opposite field that no longer exists.

Neither the bilbao with the Anderlecht of Lukaku in the sixth part of 09-10 (1-1 and 4-0). For the other two I had to go back to the last century, when it was called the UEFA Cup. She is Aston Villa He was an athlete enforcement in 97-98 (0-0 and 2-1) and Parmaat 94-95 (1-0 and 4-2). In the past, however, the lions were present in spite of the presence of court factor: Inter baku (15-16), Slaven and Helsinki (12-13) and Boys and Tromso (09-10).

The fact is that athletic is fortunate in drawings on many occasions and in others he has taken it through his positions in the previous league. And he has already played 32 qualified In Europe on this journey from the ninety, With 21 who exercised a return place and there were 11 at home. The balance of having a second game in San Mamés was 13 wins and 4 losses, leaving the previous ones.

Without going yet, all the crossroads on the way to Bucharest In Europe League 11-12 They decided in Bilbao: Lokomotiv Moscow, Manchester United, Schalke and Sporting in Portugal. Now the athletic needs to change the pace and overcome the court reason if you want to reach the third final continental in its history.