“We need to get to Granada with a good run at the League”

“At this point, we’ve made a big bet on the Cup, but we’re aware that we have to win in La Liga. It’s not the same to arrive in Granada winning than with in a bad run” stressed Unai López at a brief in Lezama after Athletic Club’s penultimate training session of the week. The midfielder sees the team “strong and with desire”, and bets on a return to victory this Sunday in the derby against Alavés: “The three points are very necessary for us”.

The player from Donostia foresees a complicated match, “as it is any match away “, and warns of the derby: “Nowadays any clash is complicated when you play outside, and when it is a derby, it gets even more complicated. We know what it’s like to play in Vitoria and we know how much they want to play too”.

Unai Lopez, member of the Babazorro squad, emphasizes their speed when attacking: “They will try to hurt us on the counter-attack and in strategic moves. We’ll have to play together and hit the target. We hope we can break that streak in front of goal”.