The Athletic of Madrid went out to Wanda Metropolitan to park the bus in front of the FC Barcelona. With all the team put in his own field during almost the 90 minutes, found with a goal of corner of Diego Coast that was neutralised by the reply of Ousmane Dembélé in the final stretch of the meeting.
Although to be fair it is necessary to say that the FC Barcelona did not achieve to demolish the wall to generate more clear occasions excepting the goal, also is necessary to say that leftover with seeing the approach of the Athletic of Madrid to deduce that they signed the tie before beginning. The rojiblancos did not risk an apex in attack in any moment.
After the pitido final, arrived Koke Resurrection to give the note of humour of the night. "The result knows us to little", said the midfield player, after having happened 90 minutes pursuing the balloon behind the central circle. If this point does not know him the sufficient, maybe would not be bad idea that examined the papillas gustativas.
To César what is of César, the Athletic of Madrid had achieved what looked for from the first moment: close spaces, show defensive solidity and plant a wall that the FC Barcelona almost was not able of traspasar. But from here to say that a tie is not to give with a singing in the teeth maybe is to go too far.
Shortly after, Koke was something more reasonable and recognised that the tie was a just result by the merits done by one and another team. "As it was, it was a party of 0-0. When afterwards you put you by in front, you want to win and the tie has been a penalty. The tie is just", admitted the midfield player rojiblanco.
Counter the game of the Barcelona
Koke Also commented that the Athletic of Madrid wanted to minimise the spaces, since the FC Barcelona goes back very dangerous when it finds them: "They neither had a lot of options. We know that with spaces are better and what have done is to bale out spaces. We have done a big party in front of a big team".