Ernesto Valverde
Athletic BilbaoMichel
Girona
Meeting Highlights…SUQAD UPDATE
We think that both Sancet and Paredes can be there, but we will have to wait for training. The provision we have made has been so that they can be there. Paredes had a small gastroenteritis and we took care of Sancet due to a small muscle discomfort. With Jauregizar, taking into account the game that Bilbao Athletic had and with the idea that he accumulates minutes, it was good for him to go down with the reserve team.
…GIRONA
Girona away from home is aggressive enough. They have only lost the Bernabéu match. Their numbers say it all. They have long been the fittest team in the championship. Their campaign is extraordinary and we will have to play a great game to win. We hope people enjoy it and we can win. It will be difficult because they come out of the pressure well and have a very high level of play.
…TEAM PERFORMANCE
We are good. Just like we all accuse when the games are very close together. We have another chance and we have trained all week preparing for this match that is important for us. We have had a lot of games without losing. There are games that go better and others worse and we have to overcome them. There are very demanding rivals coming to us now and we have to be used to that effort. We know that this year we are playing good games in San Mamés, we are a team with the strength that we wanted to recover and now strong rivals are coming and we want to prove ourselves.
Ernesto Valverde
Manager on Athletic Bilbao…SUQAD UPDATE
We think that both Sancet and Paredes can be there, but we will have to wait for training. The provision we have made has been so that they can be there. Paredes had a small gastroenteritis and we took care of Sancet due to a small muscle discomfort. With Jauregizar, taking into account the game that Bilbao Athletic had and with the idea that he accumulates minutes, it was good for him to go down with the reserve team.
…GIRONA
Girona away from home is aggressive enough. They have only lost the Bernabéu match. Their numbers say it all. They have long been the fittest team in the championship. Their campaign is extraordinary and we will have to play a great game to win. We hope people enjoy it and we can win. It will be difficult because they come out of the pressure well and have a very high level of play.
…TEAM PERFORMANCE
We are good. Just like we all accuse when the games are very close together. We have another chance and we have trained all week preparing for this match that is important for us. We have had a lot of games without losing. There are games that go better and others worse and we have to overcome them. There are very demanding rivals coming to us now and we have to be used to that effort. We know that this year we are playing good games in San Mamés, we are a team with the strength that we wanted to recover and now strong rivals are coming and we want to prove ourselves.
Michel
Manager on Girona…SQUAD UPDATE
Yes, we arrived well. The team has had a good week. David has trained more or less normally, but he has not yet made it to the game, just like Toni. Couto is out due to suspension and we have Daley's doubt that he has trained at a slower pace than the others. Tomorrow we'll see. The rest are all well and prepared for tomorrow's game.
…BILBAO
It is a difficult match. It is a team with the best pressure in LaLiga along with Real Sociedad. It is the team that scores the most in its field, in San Mamés they are very aggressive and we have to spend more time defending than we would like.
…CHAMPIONSHIP
No, we have to continue winning regardless of what we do tomorrow. I don't know what the number will be to go to the Champions League, but at 59 it won't make it. This match is important but we have to keep winning matches. The season involves continuing well and thinking game by game. The problem the other day was mine, not the team's. I'm not well, I don't see the game the same way I feel, and for me it's a big problem. It's the mistake I made and I accept it. I hope it doesn't happen again.