The green devil

Athletic Bilbao attaches great importance to the Espanyol team.

Before the game, Athletic Bilbao coach Ernesto Valverde praised the Espanyol team for having made a qualitative change this season and is a strong contender for European qualification. Both Zhao Yang and Asensio have the ability to decide the direction of the game. With the two on the field at the same time, the Espanyol team will become very difficult to deal with.

Regarding this game, Valverde said that anyone has the possibility of winning, and the final result depends on the performance on the spot.

When the reporter asked how Athletic Bilbao would defend Zhao Yang and Asensio, Valverde said that he would definitely put the defense of these two as the top priority, but God can't guarantee whether he can defend them .

The San Mames Stadium, home of Athletic Bilbao, is the famous Hell Stadium in La Liga.

Not to mention the Espanyol, even Barcelona and Real Madrid can't guarantee that they will get out of here.

Before the game, Espanyol head coach Serbia said: "Although Athletic Bilbao started in a mediocre state, they are very strong and have the advantage of home court. This game will definitely be a hard battle."

When talking about the game against Athletic Bilbao, Zhao Yang, the team's popular fried chicken, said: "Athletic Bilbao must be the most special team in La Liga. They have no foreign aid, which affects their strength. It also makes them more united, and at home they are definitely more difficult, but I hope we can beat them at San Mamés."

Zhao Yang yearns for the San Mames Stadium very much.

In addition to eager to conquer this hell home, Zhao Yang also hopes to be able to sign skills in San Mames.

Although the San Mames Stadium was overturned 5 years ago, Athletic Bilbao has a long history and impressive record. Zhao Yang believes that the new San Mames Stadium should not lack balls.

On the morning of the game, the Spaniard played against Bilbao, held a pre-match meeting at the hotel, took a short rest, and rushed to the San Mames Stadium to adapt to the venue.

Walking into the stadium, Zhao Yang felt a chill because the sign-in system didn't respond.

It seems that after the stadium was knocked down and rebuilt, Qiu Yun also disappeared.

Zhao Yang is very disappointed with such an old stadium, the ball accumulation must be deep, and he could have signed a good skill, but now, it is a waste.

In addition to the Espanyol fans, many Athletic Bilbao fans also came to the stadium.

Obviously these fans of Bilbao's economy came with bad intentions. They came to demonstrate to the Espanyol team.

When the Espanyol team was training, these Bilbao fans booed all the time, and kept mentioning Zhao Yang's name, shouting yellow monkey, trying to provoke Zhao Yang.

Zhao Yang is not a woodcarving clay sculpture, of course he is very angry, but he understands the intentions of these Bilbao fans, and he is angry, but Zhao Yang did not get carried away, and scolded these fans, he decided to take this account to Bilbao On the athletic team.

The current Espanyol team's ratings in China are extremely high, almost catching up with the match between Barcelona and Real Madrid. The Spanish Football Association adjusted the time to seven o'clock in the evening for the convenience of fans in China.

This is the golden time in Huaguo, but the effect is also very good. According to media predictions, the number of fans watching this game may exceed [-] million.

Athletic Bilbao regards the Spaniard as the main opponent for the European seat, and this game also made targeted deployments.

Goalkeeper: Elisos; Four defenders: Demax, Laporte, Echeta, Barenziaga; Double midfielders Gulpegui, Beniat; Three midfielders: Williams, Law El Garcia, San Jose; lone striker veteran Aduriz.

Change the regular 442 formation into 4231, and put two midfielders in front of the central defender to prevent the breakthrough of Zhao Yang and Asensio.

When attacking, two full-backs and three midfielders can participate. It can be said that this is another balance.

The Espanyol team only changed one midfielder Diop from the previous game, and nothing else has changed.

The Spaniard's tactics are almost clear, the variables are Zhao Yang and Asensio, whose personal abilities can change the trend of the game.

Recently, Athletic Bilbao is in very good condition, winning four out of five games, and their opponent Espanyol has a good record.

When the game started, the San Mames stadium was almost full.

After the opening game, Athletic Bilbao launched a fierce attack on the Espanyol amidst the cheers and cheers of nearly [-] home team fans.

In the second minute of the game, Bilbao's midfielder Beniat rushed to the frontcourt. When he caught the ball and wanted to shoot, he was pulled down by the Spaniard captain Sanchez and got a direct free kick.

Veteran Adullis took the penalty. The arc of his free kick was too low, and it bounced off the wall.

Zhao Yang, with quick eyes and quick feet, rushed over and kicked the ball to captain Sanchez.

Sanchez stopped the ball and wanted to organize an attack, but was kicked down by Raul Garcia.

Espanyol wins a free kick in the backcourt.

Sanchez wanted to send a free kick quickly, but was blocked by Raul Garcia, so he had to make a long pass to Caicedo in front of him.

Sanchez's pass was very precise. Caicedo got stuck and wanted to ferry the header to Zhao Yang. The defender who was marking him pressed his shoulder and pushed the ball out.

Press foul.

The referee blew his whistle and gave a free kick in the frontcourt.

This free kick is difficult to shoot directly. Asensio took the penalty and passed a banana ball to the penalty area, looking for Zhao Yang.

Zhao Yang missed the ball under the opponent's marking, and the ball was caught by goalkeeper Elisos.

Elisos kicked the ball with a big kick. The ball was pushed back by the defender and fell in front of Asensio. Asensio caught the ball and got rid of the defender. He was about to turn around, but was knocked down by the forward Aduriz who returned to defend.

Espanyol gets another free kick.

The teammate who just passed the ball didn't grab it. Seeing that the distance is a little closer, Asensio directly shot the ball with a curve ball.

If the distance is too far, the speed of the ball will slow down when it reaches the penalty area, and it will be confiscated by goalkeeper Elisos.

Elisos throws the ball to defender DeMarcos, and DeMarcos makes a long pass to Williams in front.

With his back to the goal, Williams raised his foot high, turned around and rushed into the penalty area.

Spaniard defender Andia didn't expect Williams to pick the ball directly, and when he turned around, Williams had already left him two positions.

In the pinch of the Spaniard defender, Williams did not wait for the ball to land, and volleyed a shot. The ball flew into the net over the head of goalkeeper Lopez.

Goalkeeper Lopez didn't react at all. After the ball was scored, he subconsciously made a save.

But it was too late.

At 7 minutes and 17 seconds of the game, Athletic Bilbao striker Williams scored a very beautiful goal to help Athletic Bilbao lead the Espanyol.