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MADRID: Athletic Bilbao have been one of the surprises of the LaLiga season so far, with brilliant displays from brothers Inaki and Nico Williams helping to spur a top-four challenge under the calm guidance of former Barcelona manager Ernesto Valverde.
BILBAO, Spain :Brothers Inaki and Nico Williams scored to help Athletic Bilbao secure a 3-0 semi-final win over Atletico Madrid on Thursday and a 4-0 aggregate victory that sent the Basque side into their third Copa de Rey final in the last five years.
Dwight Yorke has urged Manchester United not to sign Nico Williams and, instead, prioritise the arrival of a new striker, central-midfielder and centre-back. The 21-year-old winger has been heavily linked with a move to the Premier League for a while now as he continues to impress for Athletic Bilbao in the Spanish top flight.
Union Berlin head coach Nenad Bjelica saw red after pushing Leroy Sane in the face during Bayern Munich's narrow 1-0 win in the Bundesliga.
Inaki Williams raced back from Africa to face Barcelona in the Copa del Rey and sent Athletic Bilbao into the semi-finals by scoring a crucial goal in their 4-2 extra-time triumph on Wednesday. The Ghana forward played on Monday for his country but made it home to help Athletic vanquish the Spanish champions and pile more pressure on their coach Xavi Hernandez. Athletic struck inside the first minute through Gorka Guruzeta, but Barcelona turned the game around with goals from Robert Lewandowski and 16-year-old starlet Lamine Yamal.
Ernesto Valverde's impressive Athletic Bilbao beat Sevilla 2-0 on Thursday to move provisionally third in La Liga, ahead of Atletico Madrid and Barcelona. Spanish champions Barca face Las Palmas later looking to take third place and cut the gap on leaders Real Madrid and Girona, who both won on Wednesday. Athletic, without talisman striker Inaki Williams -- heading to the Africa Cup of Nations with Ghana -- secured a solid away win through goals from Mikel Vesga and Aitor Paredes.
BILBAO, Spain: Athletic Bilbao powered to a convincing 2-0 victory over a flat Atletico Madrid on Saturday in La Liga to close the gap on the top four. Ernesto Valverde’s side, fifth, moved within two points of champions Barcelona, fourth, who visit Valencia later on, and third-place Atletico. Gorka Guruzeta and Nico Williams struck second-half goals to deservedly secure the points for the intense Basques who dominated at a jubilant San Mames. Atletico have lost four games in La Liga this season, each away from home, while winning all eight matches they have played at their Metropolitano stadium. “I think we played badly,” Atletico goalkeeper Jan Oblak told Movistar. “We cannot play like this, one way at home, another away, you can’t win titles like this, you can’t win leagues...
Teenage debutant Marc Guiu snatched champions Barcelona a 1-0 win over Athletic Bilbao just seconds after coming on from the bench on Sunday in La Liga, taking the Catalans up to third. Xavi's Barca will face leaders Real Madrid next Saturday in the Clasico just one point behind their bitter rivals, and second-placed Girona, who beat Almeria 5-2 earlier on. For a long time it seemed like Barcelona would not find the breakthrough against their Basque visitors but striker Guiu, 17, netted under a minute after being thrown on by Xavi.