The Athletic Club does not have a goal or a victory after the Supercopa, leaving them with nothing. The rest of the event will now be seen from a distance by the players and coaching staff. Real Madrid will play Mallorca in the second semifinal tonight; Barcelona is already waiting for the winner to advance to the final on Sunday. Athletic will now turn their attention to their forthcoming games, starting with a Copa del Rey matchup against Osasuna at San Mamés. They will then travel to play La Liga (against Celta) and Europa League (against Besiktas).
The Basque team, who are considering their performance against Barcelona, lost the Yeda tournament. Unai Simón, the goalkeeper, said, “We decided to confront them on their own turf, pressing one-on-one in an attempt to create chances that we ultimately could not convert.” “They were better in the boxes,” he said. We were not intent, nor were we intense. We pursued the contest right up until the last second.
Simón went on, “Football has no memory,” after putting on a strong display. We have to quickly turn the page now. Although things didn’t turn out the way we had hoped, there was accountability and intention. We have a lot of consecutive weeks ahead of us, so we need to recover and keep up this energy, which will help us get far.”
Simón demonstrated his form against Barcelona after fully recovering from the injury that dogged him during the previous season, requiring surgery in July and keeping him out of action for a significant amount of the current campaign. He has only appeared in four games this season, against Barcelona in the Supercopa, Elfsborg in the Europa League, and Alavés and Osasuna in La Liga. He should have little issue rejoining the national team squad for the Nations League quarterfinals, though, as his appearances are expected to grow.