Ernesto Valverde: "Celta always causes us problems; we need to get to the goal and be more precise"
Ernesto Valverde appears at a press conference for this Sunday's match against Celtic. He said the team is fine, but it will be a difficult game and Iker Monreal will play it because of Laporte's injury. [Video in Spanish]
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The midfielder of Irun was injured last Saturday in Luanco in front of the Deportivo Abanca in the first pre-season meeting. He had to leave the lawn just two minutes after the meeting.
Mikel Vesga leaves Athletic after 9 seasons
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