The Athletic won three points and lost to a key piece for his duel against the Barça

Although the Athletic Club put him against the ropes, the Athletic of Madrid attained this Saturday an important victory in LaLiga, that allows him leave backwards the recent trip against the Leganés and go back to look closely to the leadership. In some weeks, the men of the Cholo Simeone have a marked date in red in the calendar, and of face this next commitment yes have received bad news. 

The duel against the bilbaínos could mean the absence of Diego Godín by injury in the clash against the FC Barcelona, that will take place on 24 November in Wanda Metropolitan. The 'colchoneros' need to defeat to the leader to treat to improve his options of title, although for the moment already have lost to one of his best men.

In the career against Iñaki Williams that finish in the 1-2 of the 'lions', the Uruguayan suffered a muscular problem that left him out of fight, although with all the replacements done, his trainer decided to situate him of forward in a bet that resulted winner. In a played in the time added, the central 'fished' a head butt that certified the traced back local (3-2), and after the meeting, spoke of his physical annoyances.

"I know that I can have a break, some 20 days or a month, know my body. I did the minimum possible effort so that it did not aggravate . It was it could not do at all, inside, stopped, probably something. Had his reward. It goes through you the head that can aggravate a bit more the injury, but remained me to try do it the best possible", recognised the one of Rosario, although the club was something more careful in his estimates.

"Diego Godín suffered a muscular injury in the left thigh during the meeting that confronted to our team in front of the Athletic Club. The evolution of the central Uruguayan remains slope of the complementary proofs that will be him made during the next 48 hours", detailed in an official communiqué, signalling that the infirmary could have a lot that say in the crossing between Madrilenian and Catalans.

The Barça looks askance to the Athletic

In spite of that his priority is to go back to win against the Real Betis, the Barça already looks askance to the Athletic, and does it thinking in his own 'touched'. If the Cholo has seen like José Giménez, Lucas Hernández, Stefan Savic, Koke, Thomas Lemar and now Godín remained out of fight in the last days, Ernesto Valverde is slope of several important names, although it will not be possible that have the team to the complete in hardly two weeks.

After a time of drop, Leo Messi and Samuel Umtiti already have set up thinking in the visit to Wanda, to which it will be necessary to see if it arrives Philippe Coutinho that has a lot of numbers to remain was. In the list of absences also include Thomas Vermaelen and Sergi Samper, whose evolution will determine the availability in the next appointments.