Bilbao, Spain – Dis Sunday, Athletic Club go gather for San Mamés to face Real Oviedo, as dem dey make serious effort to move up for LaLiga table after three straight losses. No be small wahala, as the team dey struggle to keep their head above water with plenty players missing.
Omo, e no easy at all! Iñaki Williams, Sancet, and Sannadi no go fit play. Lekue dey serve suspension, while Yeray dey on UEFA matter after positive test. Prados and Egiluz still dey out for long time like say dem wan enjoy holiday. Abeg, wetin dey happen for this team? Feel like dem fit just hire doctor to treat all dis injury wahala.
Nico Williams dey also join the injury list, no be small. Him dey recover from sickness, so we fit see Berenguer step in as the make-shift number nine. Talk about false nine, who go fit decode the chemistry for that position? Na challenge wey no dey easy to solve o! But one good news be say Yuri don recover – thank God! He missed the last match because of muscle overload. Abeg, make we just dey pray say everything go turn out well, no be so?
Meanwhile, Real Oviedo dey land San Mamés as dem dey look for points too. Dem dey sit for bottom of the table and they go need points quick quick to begin lift their morale. Dem don mix squad wey fit match up with Athletic for midfield and attack, with the likes of Salomón Rondón, who dey try carry dem on top. Chai, na dem go need prayer to survive for this match.
The managers, Ernesto Valverde and Luis Carrión, go need to motivate their boys well-well. While Valverde dey try fix his injury-ravaged team, Carrión dey look for his first win in long time. Both teams get history wey dey weigh heavy – 38 wins for Athletic against 28 for Oviedo and 16 draws. This one fit make the match sweet pass palm wine on a hot afternoon.
With high stakes and dwindling confidence, anybody wey sabi the scoreline fit talk say dis match go hot like pepper soup. Athletic need to bounce back, while Oviedo dey look for wetin fit save dem from relegation. The fans go dey root for their boys, hoping say dem fit pull through.
As clock ticks down, fans go be the loud voice that let dem know say dem dey supported. The game dey set for Sunday around 14:00 local time – so make sure say you connect your TV or stream am live; this match fit decide plenty future na.
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