The Athletic Club said goodbye except Milagro to his dream of playing the final of the European League, which will be on May 21 in San Mamés, after falling (0-3) this Thursday against Manchester United in the first leg of the semifinals, a reddish disaster that chewed from the penalty and expulsion of Dani Vivian at half an hour.
The cathedral woke up with shock for the serious corrective in the first half. It was not the start in Thromba of the premises and, at five minutes, the United left its presentation card with a goal annulled to Alejandro Garnacho. The average Athletic overcame the scare with a good occasion of Iñaki Williams, to heat San Mamés.
In the round trip, those of Ernesto Valverde had it again with Álex Berenguer, but the defense took the goal on the line. Instead, the local rear made water to Casemiro’s shot and the action of unexpected right end of Harry Maguire. Shortly after 0-1, Vivian’s action arrived against Rasmus Hojlund.Athletic Club collapses against United – Photo: Luis Fabor (EFE)
The Spanish international caught the VAR holding the Danish striker and the collegiate pointed out the double punishment. The penalty was made by Bruno Fernandes and, from there, the head did not react and the legs did not respond to an Athletic who signed his worst game of the season against a United United than ever.
The Center of the Bilbao field did not know how to react and the changes of Valverde, due to the expulsion and on top of the Oscar de Marcos injury, they did not take an Athletic out of the crisis that fit the third and could be more before the break. The ‘lions’ did not roar in a lethal connection inside that Bruno Fernandes transformed, while San Mamés pointed to the referees to rest.
The posts saved the locals and avoided the room again in a head of Casemiro and near the meeting time. The Valverde did not find the way to the goal until the discount, when it forgave Unai Gómez, shows an appointment that surpassed the Basques. Ruben Amorin also lost depth, with the changes, but the United played with the calm of a booty that smells at the end.
The ‘Red Devils’, in the middle of a lousy season in Premier, will defend their rent next Thursday in Old Traffors in search of a final that longs for Athletic after 13 years and headed Tottenham in the other ‘Semi’. The English picture beat (3-1) to a bodo/glymt that at least achieved somewhat last to maintain faith.
