Yuri has a muscle injury, and Egiluz starts running almost five months later
The Zarauz eaves suffer an injury to the "right leg musculature" that prevents them from playing the two remaining games for Athletic by the end of the year. On the other hand, the Biscayan central has been working alone after being operated on August 6.
Yuri Berchiche was injured during Sunday's match against Celtic in Vigo.
Athletic has confirmed that Yuri Berchiche, who was replaced on Sunday in the match against Celtic due to physical problems, suffers a "right leg musculature injury" that willprevent him from playing in the two remaining matches for the red-white team by the end of the year.
On the other hand, the red-white defender Unai Egiluz has run outside the Lezama facility almost five months after he broke the cruciate ligament of his right knee in a friendly pre-season match on July 30 .
In the case of the side player of Zarautz, the footballer has been "waiting for evolution" , but it seems very difficult for Ernesto Valverde to count on the Guipuzcoan defense both in the King's Cup match against Ourense next Thursday, O Couton, and in the Liga match against Espanyol on Monday 22 in San Mamés.
For the last match, Dani Vivian will be low for accumulation of yellow cards, Aymeric Laporte, Beñat Prados, Maroan Sannadi and Unai Egiluz are injured, and Yeray Alvarez is sanctioned until April.
As a result of all these absences, Aitor Paredes is the only specific centre available for the match against Espanyol, and also without the possibility of taking back the place that Yuri occupied last Sunday and Wednesday.
Iñigo Lekue and quarry player Iker Monreal, who was on the bench in Vigo, are Valverde's only options to help Paredes in the last official match in 2025.
In the case of the Biscayan power station, which was operated on August 6 and has only been active today in one of the training camps. On Sunday, the players who came out in the initial eleven against the Celtic have held the working session inside and the substitutes have been outside, along with about ten players from the second team.
Robert Navarro , who has also done special work outside the team, is in the final phase of recovering from the ankle sprain he suffered on November 29 at the Ciutat de Valencia, although he may not be in time for the King's Cup match against Ourense on Thursday at O Couton.
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