... garaipen!
Sixth in the league, 5 points ahead of Atlético, 2 points behind Espanyol, and 5 points away from the CL qualifier spot*.
And all thanks to him, the hero of the day:
Eskerrik asko, Gaizka!!
20 matchdays without a goal, and now a double. :D If I had been anywhere near the pitch, I so would have glomptackled him.
As for the rest of the match, I expected it to be pretty fierce and fiery considering both teams' position in the league, and it was. I hardly dared to look away from the screen, I was so absorbed. By the way Athletic fought, that is, not just by the controversial decisions (and there were some). The red card for Perea was obviously a mistake, as was the penalty decision, but it seems Llorente knows the meaning of poetic justice. And just for the record, I think that Atlético playing with ten men wasn't even that unfair considering that Reyes only got a yellow when he hit Koikili in the face.
But anyway, those were three very important points, and another one of the very few away wins we've had this season, so I have every reason to be damned proud of this team. AUPA ATHLETIC!
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* okay, let's not get ahead of ourselves, Valencia still has a match to play
And all thanks to him, the hero of the day:
Eskerrik asko, Gaizka!!
20 matchdays without a goal, and now a double. :D If I had been anywhere near the pitch, I so would have glomptackled him.
As for the rest of the match, I expected it to be pretty fierce and fiery considering both teams' position in the league, and it was. I hardly dared to look away from the screen, I was so absorbed. By the way Athletic fought, that is, not just by the controversial decisions (and there were some). The red card for Perea was obviously a mistake, as was the penalty decision, but it seems Llorente knows the meaning of poetic justice. And just for the record, I think that Atlético playing with ten men wasn't even that unfair considering that Reyes only got a yellow when he hit Koikili in the face.
But anyway, those were three very important points, and another one of the very few away wins we've had this season, so I have every reason to be damned proud of this team. AUPA ATHLETIC!
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* okay, let's not get ahead of ourselves, Valencia still has a match to play