The lack of goal once again condemns Athletic against Sevilla (0-1)

The Sevilla punished this Saturday in San Mamés the inexperience of the Athletic Club Before the rival goal, where the Danish Thomas Delaney took advantage of one of his two opportunities and the rojiblancos players scored one after another up to seven very clear chances to score.

Delaney’s, however, was a great goal. A tremendous shot from the edge that stayed in the right squad of Unai Simón. The Nordic midfielder had already had a first chance, but the ball hit Íñigo Lekue and went for a corner.

It was the first chance of the match and the rest of the match was a monologue against Bono in which up to six local players, Iñaki Williams, his brother Nico, Dani García, Raúl García, Iker Muniain, twice, and Unai Vencedor clear occasions failed.

In defense of Dani and Vencedor, it must be said that their shots from the front crashed into the sticks.

This triumph, the third in a row, consolidates Sevilla in second place in the table, provisionally 5 points behind the leader Real Madrid and 4 ahead of Betis.

For Athletic this eighth game without winning, with three defeats in them, it begins to create serious doubts and moves them further and further away from some European positions that they have until tomorrow at four positions and six points.

Athletic started better, in which Muniain returned, but it was Sevilla, with four changes compared to Salzburg, the first that approached the rival goal with danger. He did it with a header from Delaney, a cross from the right by Oscar Rodríguez, who hit Lekue to send a corner ball that went between the three sticks.

That play did not change the dynamics of the clash, with a Sevilla too relaxed in defense and an Athletic determined to open the scoring.

He had up to four chances to do it, but Iñaki Williams was covered by Bono’s shot after a visitor error; Dani García found the stick with a good shot from the edge; Nico Williams crossed too much a shot that skimmed the post; and Raúl also could not with the Moroccan goal after a failure in chain of the visitor defense.

As Athletic did not get ahead on four clear occasions, Sevilla did it in the second they had. Another from Delaney, who sent the squad with his left from the edge of the area and after receiving hurriedly from Montiel.

Athletic was not down despite being against what almost always this season: its lack of efficiency in the definition. And he repeated his mistake again in a shot in the small area of ​​Muniain, a pass from the eldest of the William; and in another shot from the front, this time the other midfielder, Vencedor, found again that the stick repelled his tight shot.

In Muniain’s play, the local captain called for a penalty by showing the referee the injury caused by the Sevilla defender who hit his leg, at the height of the calf, just after the shot on goal.

The break seemed to disconnect the locals and give tranquility to the visitors, since the third quarter of the clash was almost a round of the Sevilla team.

After the first round of substitutions by both teams came the first chance of the second half. The seventh of Athletic and the second of Muniain who sent to the clouds, with the left, a center already within the Williams area.

Hence at the end a shot with a certain intention from Sancet and more drive than play and danger from an Athletic denied before the goal.

Lineups

0 – Athletic: Unai Simón; Lekue (Petxarroman, m.65), Yeray, Íñigo Martínez, Balenziaga; Nico Williams (Berenguer, m.75), Vencedor, Dani García (Zarraga, m.65), Muniain; Raúl García (Sancet, m.57) and Iñaki Williams.

1 – Seville: Bonus; Montiel, Koundé, Diego Carlos, Augustinsson (Rekik, m.66); Fernando, Delaney, Óliver Torres (Jordán, m.66); Papu Gómez, Óscar Rodríguez (Gudelj, m.85) and Rafa Mir (Munir, 78).

Goal

0-1 Delaney in the 37th minute.

Coaches Lopetegi and Marcelino