Athletic regain the lost smile and European faith. Ramon Orosa
Bilbao, 7 feb () .- El Athletic de Bilbao has regained the smile that was disappearing in the disastrous run of four consecutive dats and again feels privileged in the standings, where fifth and is again seen to advantage estimable on their most immediate pursuers in the European fight.
Not that the victory yesterday, a little lucky against Sevilla he has been a breakthrough in, eve online isk, the classification, but it holds an edge for a ticket to Europe on his rivals, who threatened the final day displace the position that reaches well off just a month ago.
So AFTER a run diametrically opposed, four-game winning streak, Athletic aup to fifth place with 8 points ahead of the jobs that are outside the continental competitions.
What has made it 2-0, darkfall gold, before the Andalusian has been off the blow that vein was over in recent weeks, and which, if lost, will look out of the top seven places, the this year, because Barcelona and Real Madrid play the Cup final, has European prize at the end of the course.
But yesterday's victory keeps Athletic 3-point advantage over Sevilla and Madrid, global agenda credits, athletic, sptimer and eighth, which also exceeds the direct confrontations. In addition, he has moved to sixth place at Espanyol, which now gets 1 point.
Another good news for the Athletic accompanied his victory in the last day was the final settlement of Borja Ekiz in the first team, and under contract until 2013 to meet face to all Seville ten games with the first team.
The downside was the mishaps Physicists from Andoni Iraola and Gaizka Toquero. The dnder, less substance, since, although they had to apply 5 stitches in the head, ended the game and was instrumental in converting the penalty that led to 2-0.
More worrying is the injury to striker's hamstring, which was being home key to destabilize opponents with these torn full of faith and determination of the dnse back yesterday, however, it became bill.
You do not have the baton Joaqun Caparrs easy since hardly has continued the rest of the contenders to play alongside Fernando Llorente. Yesterday scar ech hand of Mark, a week ago jug at right back, and exited the rally, and that of Laguardia was involved in both goals for his team.
May also advance to the position of second striker to Markel Susaeta and is not known; Munian Iker, who Caparrs not seem him playing inside and outside hacindolo, or reactivate Igor Martinez, ms in the subsidiary in the first team since the recovery of Toquero deliver him from the starting lineup.
Less options seem to have two players SPECIFIC attack, igo Diaz de Cerio and Urko Vera, with whom est just after arrival in the winter market, the Gipuzkoa after his failed cession to C rdoba and from the Lemona Vizcane, Second B.
Who acompaea Llorente in attack will have, in any case, the goal of helping Atletico regain the level of play shown before the game against Zaragoza and Sevilla, compared to those who have played two of their worst matches season.
However, the victory against Sevilla Athletic valuable result for what this meant for balm to a slump and its immediate impact on the table. AFTER that triumph, at least in qualifying, the Athletic back to see the glass more half full than half a cow in its goal of returning to Europe.