The elimination of the Europa League in Manchester, painful but not being able to see how it occurred and knowing that the final was going to be played in San Mamés, was a real varapalo for Athletic. With Villarreal and Betis stepping on the thorough accelerator in the league, it remains to know what was going to be the reaction of the Valverde troop after the continental Agur. Better, impossible.
The lions had to face three commitments from Sunday to Sunday. The particular proof of the new solved the rojiblancos with full of victories. First before Alavés in San Mamés and then in front of Getafe and Valencia at home. Four goals in favor and none against.
Teamwork
This unbeatable final sprint places the lions in the absence of a day for the conclusion of the championship in fourth position of the table. An immovable position whatever happens next Sunday in the homemade clash against Barça. Athletic's reaction capacity is worthy of mention because the competitive nature of the Valverde template and its spirit of overcoming comes to make clear.
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The rojiblanco coach has resorted to almost all of his players to dispute these last three league commitments. The Gasteizarra coach, in fact, has aligned 23 players in this cycle from Sunday to Sunday. Only two components of the first template have been left without competing in this triple commitment: Agirrezabala and Nico Williams.
The only untouchables for Valverde against Alavés, Getafe and Valencia have been Unai Simón, Vivian and Yuri. Both the goalkeeper and the two defenses have completed the 270 minutes of competition after the European Agur in Manchester.
Seven other lions came to participate in each and every one of these commitments, but without completing the three meetings. Guruzeta, with 206 minutes, is the first of the list and that began as a substitute against Alavés, but his incorporation, among others, served to defeat the babazorros and from there he served as headline in Getafe and Valencia.
Jauregizar appears below with 191 minutes. The young Bermeo midfielder only started on the bench last Sunday in Mestalla. Galarreta, with 178 minutes, figure below.
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Sancet, one of the lions to which he missed against United, also had its prominence after falling in Europe, since he had minutes in front of Alavés and Getafe leaving the bench and in Valencia he already started until he completed a total of 163 minutes.
Maroan (160), Unai Gómez (118) and Vesga (110) complete this list of players used by Valverde in the last three league commitments. The last one, with less participation throughout the course than in prcedent seasons, fulfilled its mission when Valverde needed his contest.
