Athletic Bilbao crush Simeone's flat Atletico
- On Saturday, Athletic Bilbao defeated Atletico at San Mames with goals from Nico Williams, Robert Navarro, and Oihan Sancet, securing a resounding victory for the Basque hosts.
- Former Borussia Dortmund manager Edin Terzic guided Athletic to back-to-back wins after the club lost their first two matches of the campaign, marking a swift turnaround.
- Following a scoreless opening period, Nico Williams broke the deadlock after 46 minutes, Navarro doubled the lead in the 48th minute, and Sancet sealed victory in the 90th minute.
- Atletico's Pablo Barrios told Movistar, "Their two goals, in the blink of an eye, did us a lot of damage," as the visitors suffered their first league defeat.
- Striker Julian Alvarez, who sought a Barcelona transfer this summer, was introduced by coach Simeone but remained ineffective as Atletico struggled throughout the second half.
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Athletic Bilbao dealt a heavy blow to Atletico Madrid's ambitions after defeating them 3-0 at San Mames in a match from the fourth round of La Liga. The Basques played an extremely strong second half and achieved a convincing success with goals from Nico Williams, Robert Navarro and Oihan Sanset. The first half did not offer any goals, but both teams had their chances. Atletico started more actively and early on Kang-in Lee hit the post, and lat…
LaLiga: Why we lost 3-0 against Athletic - Atletico Madrid coach, Diego Simeone
Atletico Madrid coach, Diego Simeone, has explained why his team lost 3-0 to Athletic Club in LaLiga on Sunday. Three goals from Nico Williams, Robert Navarro and Oihan Sancet gave Athletic victory over Simeone’s side at San Mamés. Speaking in his post-match interview, Simeone admitted that the hosts were much better organised defensively than Atletico. “The […] LaLiga: Why we lost 3-0 against Athletic – Atletico Madrid coach, Diego Simeone
Atletico Madrid were thrashed 0-3 by Athletic Bilbao. Julian Alvarez returned to the game but failed to turn the tide as Llorente waited for his goal.
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Ahn Hong-seok = Spanish professional football club Atletico Madrid suffered their first defeat of the season amidst Lee Kang-in's bad luck with the goalpost.
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