After the Varapalo suffered in the first leg of the Europa League semifinals, the Athletic Club of Bilbao has a demanding duel against the Royal Society ahead. If a derby is usually a high -voltage match, both teams play a lot in qualifying terms.
Beyond the European defeat against Manchester United, the team led by Ernesto Valverde adds another bad news for the meeting against his maximum rival. And is that Nico Williams cannot be of the game because of the pubis problems that he is suffering in recent weeks.
It was Athletic's own coach who confirmed it at the press conference prior to the confrontation. Valverde revealed that Nico “is not right” of those discomfort in the pubis and that “the European semifinal last Thursday in front of the 'Red Devils' ended.
“He is making an effort to be, but he is not right. He is accusing the passage of the season and the other day ended very badly. Yesterday – it was also wrong and he will not be able to be tomorrow”said the coach of 'Los Leones'.
“The season does not come free to any, these matches so often always carry problems. I see other teams that also have injured and we are not exempt from happening to us. We are going to see every day to see if we can recover it,”he added.
How are Sancet and Marcos
Works these discomfort of Nico Williams at Athletic Club because he will not be in the duel against Real Sociedad and could also be low in the duel back of the 'semis' of the Europa League, where the Athleticzals will try to act the miracle in Old Trafford.
On the other hand, Oscar de Marcos, replaced in the break against United, is a doubt for the derby, while Oihan Sancet “go well” In the recovery of his muscle injury, although he has it complicated to reach the Europa League party.
