Athletic did their homework, what the day demanded. The rojiblancos deservedly defeated Osasuna thanks to a goal from Alex Berenguer in the first half and another from Villalibre in the second. The local team came out much better on the San Mamés pitch, as befits a team that played much more in the stake against another, the Navarrese, who came with very few options to Bilbao. The Navarrese already did their homework a long time ago ensuring permanence.
The people from Bilbao struck much more on the rival area in the first period with a good period Iker Muniain between the lines throwing Inaki Williamswho again did not have the reward of the goal despite the great work and physical display he did.
Just after the hydration break, the local goal came with a good header from Alex Berenguer to captain’s corner kick. The Navarrese stretched himself very well and won the game against much larger players. The former Torino player thus scored his third league goal in a season in which he has not seen the door as easily as in the previous one.
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Berenguer had not been a starter, but had to jump onto the pitch in the 19th minute due to injury to Raul Garcia. The physical section played a trick. The physical mishap of ’22’ was joined already in the final stretch of the first by Nick Williamswho left the field with soreness in the back of his left thigh.
Asier Villalibre started to heat up but Marcellin he preferred to wait for the break to make the field. Meanwhile his team played one down for about five minutes.
By then, the goal scored by Villarreal in their commitment against Real Sociedad was already known, the game in which Athletic also ‘played’. Coquelin finished off in an acrobatic way to make his team 1-0 at La Cerámica, the result that left the lions out of Europe.
The ‘Buffalo’ of Gernika replaced the youngest of the brothers Williams after passing through the changing rooms and scored the 2-0 after a good move down the right wing by Iñaki Williams.
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The result of San Mamés came to corroborate the dominance and superiority of the locals, who arrive with all options open after the goal scored by Isaac in the Estadio de la Cerámica that leaves Athletic just one point behind the yellow team.
The set of Marcellin He arrives alive to the last day, in which he will have to improve the result of Villarreal in his visit to the Camp Nou. A victory for the lions and a tie for their rival will leave the lions in the Conference League for the best average goal, as well as a tie and a defeat for the Emery.
The fans were very disappointed last Tuesday with the defeat in Los Carmenes but yesterday the team gave the stature to keep all the options on the last day. On Sunday, a new afternoon of infarction will be experienced again in the objective of achieving a continental place.
