Nico Williams leaves his 'annoyances' behind and will be Athletic's great danger against Barça

Nico Williams will be able to be in the XI of the Athletic of Bilbao the Wednesday in front of the FC Barcelona. The forward of 21 years withdrew with annoyances the Saturday in the duel in Mestalla in front of Valencia, but everything aims to that the international Spanish will not have problems to be from the go in the decisive crash by the quarter-finals of the Glass of Rey.

"It thought that it went him to have to change before, but has followed playing. The parties go very followed, but expect that it was not at all", had anticipated Ernesto Valverde on the state of Nico the Saturday. The one of Pamplona was substituted in the minute 80 of the duel in front of the group 'ché'. Previously, the forward had been attended by the doctor and the masajista of the team bilbaíno to ras of lawn by annoyances in his right knee.

The Athletic will recover to his maximum assistant against the Barça

For the 'lions', the contribution of the lower of Williams has been fundamental this season. In 21 parties, the forward adds 4 goals and 10 assistances, the double that Oihan Sancet, maximum second assistant of the bilbaínos. In third round of Glass of Rey, Iñaki gave a pair of assistances in the duel of third round in front of the Eibar (0-3). The alone past week juice 20 minutes against the Alavés (2-0).

In general lines, the Basques will arrive to the duel in front of the Barça in a good moment, although the defeat of the past weekend in front of Valencia put end to a series of 11 parties invictos. This season, the Athletic leaves fourth in LaLiga with 41 points, three less than the culés and with a party more. Home, his only defeat up to now was the one of the first day liguera, in August in front of the Real Madrid (0-2).