Athletic does not raise its head and adds its umpteenth home defeat to Espanyol (2-0)

Athletic falls to Espanyol in Barcelona (2-0) on the 36th day of the EA Sports League. Ernesto Valverde's team does not raise its head and adds its umpteenth home defeat. Espanyol won his last match against Athletic in San Mamés.

In the12th minute, Berenguer combed Galarreta's big pass with his head in the area, but Dmitrovic looked perfectly at the Navarro's intention, sending the ball to corner. In that same corner, Vivian failed to hit a clean shot when it seemed easy.

In the 19th minute, Unai Simon had to work to stop a good shot from Romero. Shortly afterwards, Vivian twisted his anklein the fight for a corner, but was able to stay on the lawn. In the 31st minute, Berenguer tried to finish off the Chilean, which was very difficult, and the ball went off very deflected.

Valverde's clearest chances came in the final stretch of the first half. In the 38th minute, in another corner, Laporte failed to get it all right when he had it in his favor, after Unai Gomez combed the ball on the first stick. The ball bounced into the long line , and even in the rechace Iñaki Williams failed to send the ball to the bottom of the net.

In the 45th minute, Simon came out of the drifting area in a move that could have cost the billiards dearly, and in the discount, Unai Gómez sent the ball to the stick by throwing it from within the area.

On the way back from the locker room, Yeray Vivian replaced Yeray Vivian on the lawn. It seems that the Vitorian defense has not recovered from an ankle sprain in the first half.

Jauregizar and Guruzeta have been placed in the field by Valverde, replacing Ruiz de Galarreta and Iñaki Williams, to face the last 30 minutes of the meeting. Immediately, the midfielder of Bermeo has fired from within the area and has been repelled by a pericito defense.

In the 68 minute, Pere Milla scored on the first stick ahead of Yeray. The Catalan team found the prize on one of the few occasions he had in the second half. Then Valverde sat down Amitchell to get Gorosabel into the field.

In the final stretch, a shot from Guruzeta has gone up and a header from the Donostiarra in a corner has stopped Dmitrovic on the first stick. Nico Serrano has gone out for Unai Gómez but with little time to do something and little influence in the game. Kike Garcia has secured the victory of the Catalans in the discount.