He “Athletic” continues a steady step towards the 1/8 finals of UEFA In the Europa League, the victory against “Fenerbahce” keeps “Athletic”, which already collects 16 points in the qualifying table, returning to the European Championship with 5 wins and 1 draw. In Istanbul, the red and white team once again had an excellent match, and the proof of that is Ernesto Valverde’s satisfaction at the post-match press conference.
Happiness. “We are very happy for the match, we have seen the atmosphere that breathes here, how difficult it is to overcome an opponent who presses you and has great players. In the second half we were very good, with counter-attacking options. We defended very well.”
Final against 10 players. “Our start to the second half was good, we created dangerous situations. With their dismissal we tried to have the ball a bit more and make them run more, it was important that they didn’t get into the game.”
“We are a team that, if we are all together, we have opportunities. We are a club where, if we are all together, the better.
Inyaki is still sweet. “For us, Inaki Williams already knows what he means because of his heart, what he is pushing us for. For us, this win means a lot, we are a team that has just arrived in the continental competition after years and it is leaving us.” : in a good place.”
Approach. “We’re looking for the same thing that every team is looking for, to be able to get off balance at the top and not have the opponent threaten us. It’s a team effort that requires the whole team and we’re a team that, if we’re all together, we have a chance.” we have, in which, if we are all together, so much the better.”
Nico and Yerai touched. “We’ll have to wait until tomorrow, Nico has a bruised knee and Yerai has a bruised shin and it was getting worse as the game went on.”
We have two great goalkeepers and we are going to see them both very soon.
Purpose: “We will go step by step, now we have 16 points, we don’t know if it is enough to get into the eight, the question of crosses, you never know who can touch you, it is a new competition, and we You have to see it when in doubt, we “all want to win”.
When they score, Athletic wins. “I didn’t know that stat, but hey, we always have to try to score.”
Final in San Mames.All the teams we have played against have certainly played more games than us in Europe. Nobody in our dressing room is thinking about the final, we are thinking about playing against “Besiktas” in a month.
Fight at the gate. “They are both very good, obviously it takes a while to get over an injury like he had. We have two great goalkeepers and we will see them both playing very soon.”