Nico Williams
Athletic will look for his fourth Supercup in Saudi Arabia without Yuri and Laporte
Wednesday will be the twelfth game of the red-whites in that tournament. In addition, Valverde has a chance to win his third Supercup, a match with coaches Cruyff and Guardiola.
Athletic has worked in front of more than 30,000 fans in San Mamés
Fans, mostly families, have been in the stands of San Mamés since an hour before the start of the training. The wait has been threatened with music by the red-white club. The footballers have been greeted with a warm ovation by fans as they jumped onto the lawn on schedule.
Athletic crashed into Espanyol and ended the year with a defeat in San Mamés (1-2)
Berenguer overtook the red-whites in the first half, but before the break Romero tied the match. Back from the locker room, Milla made the second for the Catalans, and the lions couldn't answer.
Jauregizar rescued Athletic in the extension, in the mud of the O Couto football field (0-1)
In the second half Guruzeta sent a ball to the larghill on the clearest occasion of the first 90 minutes.
Athletic defends itself beautifully and picks up a point against Europe's champion (0-0)
A spectacular Unai Simon stopped the PSG in San Mamés, allowing the red-white team to get a point of merit.
Athletic will seek to continue with options in San Mamés against the current European champion PSG
With four points in five days and two points from the 24th place that gives the ticket to the sixteen final, Ernesto Valverde's team does not want to give up and wants to stay alive for the last two days.
Real Madrid wins easily in San Mamés against a weak Athletic (0-3)
The red-white team has put in the will, but the team led by Xabi Alonso has dominated the whole meeting.
Valverde: "It's a nice week to enjoy and compete."
The red-white coach has confirmed the casualties of Iñaki Williams and Robert Navarro. Valverde hopes to play both again "before Christmas". He also said he has "some doubt" about Mikel Vesga's physical condition.
Athletic, with a lot of trouble to score, gets an insufficient draw against Slavia Prague
Czech goalkeeper Jindrich Stanek thwarted four clear red-white occasions.