Athletic beats Sevilla (2-0), with goals from Raúl García and Muniain, and secures fifth place in LaLiga
Euskaraz irakurri: Athleticek Sevilla menderatu du (2-0), Raul Garciak eta Muniainek gola sartuta, eta bosgarren amaituko du Liga
He Athletic ha cattle, 2-0to the Sevillein San Mamesin the 37th day of LaLiga EA Sports of the 2023-24 seasonthis Sunday afternoon. Raul Garciain the 17th minute, and Iker Muniainin the 19th, both in their last game at San Mamés as Athletic playershave been the authors of the goals of Ernesto Valverde’s team, which, in this way, has ensured finishing the championship in the fifth position. It has been a meeting full of moments of emotion for Athletic, both for its players and for its fans, with the farewell to Raúl García and Muniainhe Aingeru Olabarrieta’s debut with the first teamand, once the match was over, the news that Óscar de Marcos renews his contract with the Bilbao club until 2025.
Summary of the Athletic-Sevilla match (2-0)
Two precise crosses into the Sevilla area, one from the right of the Athletic attack, by De Marcos, and another from the left, signed by Nico Williams, have been the origin of the two goals that Athletic scored in the first half, the work of Raúl García and Iker Muniain, in the 17th and 19th minutes. They were the two main protagonists of the match, they came out in the starting eleven arranged by Ernesto Valverde, and they were able to say goodbye to San Mamés in the best way, with two beautifully crafted goals. Iñaki Williams, in the 41st minute, had the opportunity to score the third, but was met with a good save by Nyland, in one-on-one with the Sevilla goalkeeper.
In the second half, San Mamés was excited with the farewell to Raúl García and Muniain, the two scorers of the match. They have been replaced by Mikel Jauregizar and Asier Villalibre, who took to the field at the same time Aingeru Olabarrieta, debutant with the first team in a very special match. On the field of play, Athletic and Sevilla have persistently sought to score a goal, but have not been able to score another goal.
Raúl García scored in his farewell in San Mamés. Photo: EFE.
To conclude, it also highlights that, within the fight for the Zamora trophy, Unai Simón has not been aligned under the Athletic sticks; In fact, Ernesto Valverde has left him out of the call, with Julen Agirrezabala in goal and Alex Padilla as a substitute. In this way, the one from Murgia will have to confirm on the last day, against Rayo Vallecano, that he is the winner of Zamora for the 2023-24 season. Agirrezabala had an excellent match against Sevilla.
Once the match was over, Athletic announced, on the San Mamés grass itself, the renewal until 2025 of Óscar de Marcoswho concluded his contract on June 30 and will continue, in this way, at least one more season as a footballer for the Biscayan team.
Data sheet
2 – Athletic: Agirrezabala; De Marcos, Vivian, Yeray, Yuri; Prados, Galarreta (Herrera, d. 75); Iñaki Williams (Olabarrieta, m. 82), Muniain (Jauregizar, m. 63), Nico Williams (Berenguer, m. 75): and Raúl García (Villalibre, m. 82).
0 – Seville: Nyland; Jesús Navas (Juanlu, m. 44), Badé, Sergio Ramos, Kike Salas, Acuña (Pedrosa, m. 46); Ocampos, Agoumé, Manu Bueno (Hannibal, d. 84), Lukebakio (Mariano, d. 84); and En-Nesyri (Véliz, d. 92).
Goals: 1-0, m. 17: Raúl García. 2-0, m. 19: Muniain.
Referee: Juan Luis Pulido Santana (Las Palmas Committee). Yellow card to Ruiz de Galarreta (Athletic) and Kike Salas (Sevilla).
Incidents: 44,717 spectators in San Mamés.
Source: Eitb
Kingston is an accomplished author and journalist, known for his in-depth and engaging writing on sports. He currently works as a writer at 247 News Agency, where he has established himself as a respected voice in the sports industry.
