It was the night in which everything should go well. A team like Athletic, which is setting a high -level season, with the Champions League almost triggered for next year to fourth place in the League. A magical atmosphere, which offers the ‘cathedral’ on the big football nights. A reception of those who stay in the retina of the fans. And then a tragedy. Athletic fell thrashed (0-3) in front of a United to which all winds blew in favor, but was also superior to the grass, in honor of the truth.
The worst thing is that, except for a goal of Garnacho in the form of a goal canceled offside, everything was more or less well. It even seemed that, at times, the Basque team could tip the board in their favor. So much, that Lindelof had to save under sticks a shot from Berenguer from the front. Without a doubt, Athletic’s ‘7’ was the best in attack in those initial minutes, arriving from second line and looking for a door. Then, Tato was diluted that came out of the grass even before the break. But the party was marked by four crazy minutes that gave the fret With the good manners of Athletic in the first minutes.
First with the goal of Casemiro, who took advantage of a play on the right of Maguire and his subsequent center to head alone, without opposition, in the second stick. Half a meter from the goal line. And, almost without reaction time, the VAR pointed out after a three -minute review of Vivian’s grip on Hojlund that prevented him from finishing off the door. Penalty and red for defense. Bruno Fernandes turned the maximum penalty cheating Agirrezabala. Shortly after Marcos had to be replaced by a muscular problem.
It was still going to be worse to the edge of the break, when again Bruno took advantage of another defensive mismatch to Cross it to the Basque goalkeeper and put the third before the faces uncalated in the stands of San Mamés. Because just a quarter of an hour before, the game did not go for those paths.
The resumption was almost to endure so that the win does not grow. Nor did he grant the VAR A Maguire Grab for Sannadi as the last manbefore the deafening protest of the Bilbao fans. In fact, the action ended with a yellow to Ernesto Valverde, who did not agree with the decision of the Norwegian Eskas.
Athletic tried to pull self -love, but the coup had been too strong, and even had some United, a team that The season of the Europa League is playing the season And he is already touching the final with the fingertips. Even the stick avoided the room, which was Casemiro. Amorim was moving the bench to give rest to some players. Meanwhile, Athletic still could not connect lines and threaten the ONANA area. In football you can never take anything for granted, but it seems very difficult for the “lions” to be able to raise this in Old Trafford within a week.