The continental day went impeccably for the Spanish teams. He Athletic dominated from start to finish and devastated the Elfsborg to achieve his fourth victory in the present Europa League. The challenge of Royal Societyin front of him ajax, even if it ended the same way: with a victory (1-0). The black dot, very black of the day, was placed by the Bétis, who let himself be defeated (2-1) by the modest Mlada Boleslav.
Return, victory and one step away from the round of 16. Impeccable execution of the roadmap Athletic of Valverde this Thursday before Elfsborg. Unai Simon He felt like a footballer again after overcoming a wrist injury that required him to undergo operation after operation. European Cup. Four months later, he dressed short again. And he did it in a placid game, which had become a pure formality.
Unai was a luxury spectator in San Mamés. He had little work beyond a handful of full-back centers. Not a shot on goal. Petterson, his counterpart on the Swedish team, experienced a completely opposite scenario. Their work was constant from the start of the match.
Adama made his goalscoring debut for Athletic and Beñat Prados materialized an excellent serve from Nico Williams to the side. Less than half an hour and the homework was almost done. The rest of the meeting took place in the form of an inventory. With the lions, they barely had to roar to make the Swedish team, modest in the competition, abandon.
The course, thanks to a goal from Guruzeta, followed the logical route which allowed Valverde to measure his efforts. Three goals were enough to reduce the little resistance offered by the Scandinavian team and allow Athletic to see the round of 16. The Basques are co-leaders with 13 points with Lazio.
