There is no time for regrets. After falling Thursday in the semifinals of the Europa League, Athletic receives the Alavés this afternoon (San Mamés, 18.30 hours, with arbitration of MUNERA MONTERO), A very important game to certify the fourth position of the team since December and that leads to the Champions League. There are only four days left on the way to a very luster goal. Lions have not played the maximum continental competition for eleven years. I would be more step. The fifth place also has the fat prize, but being rooms allows the Super Cup to be played with what this is of income for the club and also avoids the first two cup qualifiers.
For this, it seems essential to win the Babazorro team, the first of the three games in eight days. On Thursday they will visit Getafe at the Coliseum and Sunday will face Valencia in Mestalla. The calendar does not give truce, not even a small respite after a tie as intense as the one lived against Manchester United. Then there will only be the appointment against Barça at home, but it better not trust everything to this meeting because the Catalans may be playing the title against Real Madrid. This afternoon's classic in Montjuïc will mark the fight for the championship.
Possible athletic-alavés alignments this afternoon
The Villarreal put much more pressure in the fight for fourth position yesterday. The yellow have been placed with the same 61 points that the lions have after winning the Girona (0-1), although Athletic has won the particular average after the 2-0 of San Mamés and the 0-0 of ceramics. The other team that has been hitting strong from behind is Betis, which is four units. The Verdiblancos today receive Osasuna at nine o'clock at night knowing the result of the Bilbao. The particular average with those of Pellegrini It is matched, but the general clearly benefits those of Valverde.
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Alavés arrives in Bilbao much in need, although on Friday they received good news in their struggle for permanence. The UD Las Palmas, the first team that would go down to Second at this time, lost at the Gran Canaria stadium against Rayo. The babazorros have three margin points with respect to the red zone waiting for what Leganés does today, the second by the tail, in front of Espanyol in Butarque. The 'Chacho' coudet has added 15 points at home of the 35 in his locker. His balance as a visitor is three victories (Real Sociedad, Betis and Girona), six draws (Osasuna, Valencia, Leganés, Mallorca, Las Palmas and Sevilla) and eight losses (Celta, Espanyol, Real Madrid, Getafe, Rayo, Villarreal, Atlético and Barça).
Possible eleven
The second consecutive derby after facing Real Sociedad in Anoeta arrives at a delicate time, with many doubts in attack with the brothers' casualties Williams that bind to the absence of Berenguer by sanction. The good news came yesterday with the return to the team of Sancet. There are only two insured players in the eleven. One of them is Unai Simonthe archer of the League, and the other is Dani Vivianwho could not play in Old Trafford after being expelled in the first leg. From there it is an unknown, although it is possible that the defense is formed by Of Marcos (came out in the second half), Vivian, Paredes y Adama o Light. Galarretawho only played sixty minutes, and Mikel Vesga could form in the machine room with Djaló, Canales, Gome y Guruzeta above. An eleven to add three essential points on the way to the Champions League.
