Athletic fulfilled its goal. His victory in San Mamés catapults the round of 16 and, in addition, from the second position of the league, which will allow him to have the field factor in all the qualifiers that he accesses, and even the final in case That it arrives, for what is played in the cathedral. The Royal Society, meanwhile, needed too many carambolas to finish in the top eight, but managed to qualify comfortably for the previous tie, after his triumph against Paok. It ended thirteenth.
In Bilbao, the Viktoria arrived with only one defeat and the classification in the pocket, and with a reputation for being a hard bone to gnaw, but Athletic was again the reliable team that had played the first six European days and took command for Find the victory along the straight way. Almost marks the first, in a pass of Jauregizo Nico, which the striker crashed in the goalkeeper. But it was, as so many times, a combination that opened the can. Iñaki received to run on the right and its center in parallel shot him Nico.
In the second part, he tried to maintain the same pace as in the first. He stole balls to run, and after a recovery in midfield, Nico Williams was mosquty when he reached the area. Berenguer threw the foul and finished yeray to score the second. He continued to insist Athletic, although his game went down intensity, and in a defensive dismissal he fit the Czech goal, in a ball that Havel received, only in the area, to, after a threat, put the ball where Agirrezabala did not arrive.
Then the Viktoria remained inferior after a hard entry from Vasulin to Marcos for which he was expelled and Athletic played more peacefully. Already in the discount, Martón, who has barely played since the beginning of the season, claimed and marked from Vaseline.
Meanwhile, in Anoeta, the Real claimed after a few irregular games, and Oskarsson, who had not enjoyed too many opportunities, showed that he is a striker with smell. He scored the two goals of the Real, both headed. The first, to Becker’s pass, the second after a center of Aritz from the right. In addition, the VAR detected that the ball came out in another action of his that ended in goal and also nodded on another occasion.
He was sending in the game and Marrero, who replaced Remiro, saved the real one on a couple of times, but little by little, the Greek pressure was diluted and near the break, with the goal of Oskarsson, he inclined the balance towards his side. In the second part, the Real was not surprised at any time and the best occasions were his.
With these results, Athletic is fought from the two sixteen games, and will have Rome, Porto, Viktoria Plzen again or ferencvaros. The Real will have to fight from its thirteenth place, for a place in eighths. On the way you will meet the Danish Midtjylland or Dutch Az Alkmaar. In eighth they await you, if it happens, Tottenham or Manchester United. Of course, the two Basque sets will not be able to face until semifinals.
