Marcellin revealed the ownership of villalibre on Monday in Lezama in the preview of the Los Cármenes match. No sooner said than done. The striker formed the attacking duo together with Alex Berengueranother novelty, with Inaki Williams Y Raul Garciathose chosen in the previous match against Valencia, waiting for the opportunity on the bench.
The one from Gernika had not started in the League since the match against Barça played on February 27, when the coach pulled a massive rotation considering that only four days later the second leg of the Cup semifinal had to be played at Mestalla. His other start was against Rayo Vallecano in San Mamés (1-2). He has had a difficult season, with four injuries that have prevented him from continuing.
The ‘Búfalo’ did not play as a starter since February 27 against Barça
On Saturday he performed at a good level after relieving Raul Garcia in the 64th minute and even had the opportunity to score the winning goal with a header that hit the crossbar already in extra time.
villalibre He has the favor of the crowd. He is one of the footballers demanded by the fans to have more opportunities. Yesterday was the day, but it was not the expected meeting to show off his virtues.
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The one from Gernika had few balls to put the goalkeeper Maximiano in trouble in the 73 minutes he was on the pitch until he was relieved by Raul Garcia. He bothered the local central defenders, but without opportunities to beat the rival goal. The best was a center from the right of Nick Williams who gave the impression that he hit the hand of a rival after the pressure exerted by Athletic’s ’20’. It was the 31′ of the game. Three minutes later came the serious defensive error that caused the 1-0 that was definitive. Unai Simon gave a very risky ball to Danny Garcia at the edge of the large area, Alex Collado He put pressure on Zumarraga’s midfielder very well, stole the ball from him and beat the Bilbao goal after combining with a teammate.
Athletic spent a few minutes in bewilderment, with some other failure when it came to getting the ball out. The set of Marcellin He had a lot of problems getting rid of the local pressure in an exchange of roles because this is one of the great virtues of the rojiblancos. uzuni He was about to score 2-0 with a shot after an error from They lived in clearance at the edge of rest. The best thing that could happen is for the referee to whistle the way to the locker room.
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The second half continued along the same lines, with the Andalusian team much more placed on the field of play and Athletic having problems getting the ball played. The best chance of villalibre he came with a shot that went high, but he was offside.
Marcellin moved the bench giving entrance to Petxa, vesga and Inaki Williams for Lekue, Danny Garcia Y Nico. The lions stretched to start playing in the rival field but without creating chances to tie the game. The Asturian put to Zarraga for Victor and shortly after the one chosen to leave the field was villalibre. It was definitely not the best game to return to the starting lineup. Athletic came with a defeat that greatly complicates the goal of finishing the League in seventh position.
