Valverde: “We're in confident mood at the moment”

Ernesto Valverde praised the Lions' attitude after came back from a goal down to beat Rayo Vallecano 1-2 at Vallecas on Sunday evening.

Oihan Sancet led the fightback with two sensational goals. The win sees Athletic Club move into fourth place in the LaLiga standings.

"It was a very close and hard-fought game, as is always the case at Vallecas," Valverde said.

"When you have quality players they can decide a match and that's what happened. Oihan was very clinical and we're happy with that. We're in confident mood at the moment and we want to take advantage of this momentum."

The victory is a huge boost as Athletic prepare to face Real Madrid at San Mames on Wednesday night.

He said: “We are playing in two demanding competitions and we want to do well in everything. Now we'll start thinking about the next game, in which, like today, we'll have another three very important points at stake."