The Athletic of Bilbao will look for to return to the senda of the victory in front of the FC Barcelona after fulfilling a month of his last triumph in LaLiga, on 11 February in front of Valencia (1-2). Since, the 'lions' only have added a tie the past week in Vallecas (0-0) and three falls, one of them in the gone of the 'semis' of Glass of the King in front of the Osasuna (1-0). In Saint Mamés, the Basques do not win from 3 February, when golearon to the Cádiz (4-1).
To try go out of the bad series and win to the Barça, the ones of Ernesto Valverde will have to lidiar with two drops 'main' confirmed, between them his goalkeeper, Unai Simón and his goleador in the season, Oihan Sancet (8). Also they are doubt by physical problems Yuri Berchiche and Óscar of Marcos, those who in spite of having gone in in the announcement do not have safe his presence in the XI this Sunday.
Unai follows with problems in the sinew of Achilles
The goalkeeper of the Spanish Selection in the last World-wide will lose his third consecutive party after dragging annoyances in the sinew of Achilles from the first part of the party in front of the Girona (defeat 2-3). With this, Julen Agirrezabala will occupy again the arch. In the case of Sancet, the mediocentro was expelled by the referee Melero López in the third minute of discount of the crash in front of the Ray after a fault that well could sanction with a yellow.
By his part, Of Marcos and Yuri went out with annoyances of Vallecas and this week ausentaron of several trainings by caution, with which the Athletic arrives to the partidazo in front of the Barça with his two sides 'touched'. Also it will be it was, again, Iñigo Lekue, a reliable alternative for Valverde by both sides, because of a muscular injury of "grave severity" in the rectum femoral right.
Yeray, the good news for the Bilbao
In case of not having Yuri from the start, to ex technical culé will not remain him of another that bet by Mikel Balenziaga that grieve has played 58 minutes this season. The good news for the 'lions' is the return of Yeray Álvarez, the one who had lost the visit to the Ray by sanction. The others low confirmed by injury in the Athletic for the Sunday are Ander Hererra (muscular injury) and Jon Morcillo (fracture of clavicle), both lesionados from does a pair of weeks.