Almeria
12/02/202420:00
Pepe Mel
AlmeriaErnesto Valverde
Athletic Bilbao
Meeting Highlights…ABOUT MATCH
Logically it is a special match for me. It has been the team of my life since I was little, but right now what my life is all about is Almería winning this match.
…INJURIES
Tomorrow we train in the morning and we will see, but in the back we are going to have casualties. The other day both Montes and Chumi withdrew from the game and we will see if we recover any of them. One has a muscle contracture and the another one has a bad blow to his knee. We'll see if we recover any of them or not.
…OPPONENT
They are one of the best teams in the championship. Anyone who comes in does very well. We have to have a very good level. In the last games they have been very effective against us, so we need to improve.
Pepe Mel
Manager on Almeria…ABOUT MATCH
Logically it is a special match for me. It has been the team of my life since I was little, but right now what my life is all about is Almería winning this match.
…INJURIES
Tomorrow we train in the morning and we will see, but in the back we are going to have casualties. The other day both Montes and Chumi withdrew from the game and we will see if we recover any of them. One has a muscle contracture and the another one has a bad blow to his knee. We'll see if we recover any of them or not.
…OPPONENT
They are one of the best teams in the championship. Anyone who comes in does very well. We have to have a very good level. In the last games they have been very effective against us, so we need to improve.
Ernesto Valverde
Manager on Athletic Bilbao…INJURIES
We are going to wait for training, to see if anyone can join. Guruzeta has it more difficult, the rest we will see. Nico didn't train and Vivian was a blow. If it is not for this week, we hope that one of them can be there for the Girona game, but I have no idea. We hope so, although we will see next week.
…ABOUT MATCH
It may seem like anything, but it really is a difficult match. We played away from home, Almería is doing well despite being last... Alavés made it 0-3 but it was a result that says a lot about Alavés' strength and that Almería did not have the day. But they have competed with Atleti, with Real Madrid, with Barça, with Real…
…ALMERIA
They are receiving hard setbacks in LaLiga. Games that seemed to have been well managed are being lost at the last minute. Like us, when things don't work out you have to insist. We are a safe group, because we know what it costs to get results. That said, last season at this part of the season we didn't get the games we would have liked.