BILBAO – Íñigo Martínez said, after knocking out Real Madrid in the semi-finals of the Spanish Super Cup, he hopes that Leo Messi, who missed the other semi-final against Real Sociedad due to an injury, ‘entered the Super Cup final. de Sunday so that Athletic Bilbao has “more options” to win it.
“It will be another tough game against a major rival that we will have to face at home in the league. We hope that Leo does not come and that we have more options,” the international center-back said openly.
Who, like all Athletic, has remembered Gaizka Garitano, the coach who made it possible to reach this Super Cup and was fired ten days ago.
“Unfortunately the players are used to these situations. It was not easy because we had a lot of appreciation for Gaizka and his team and when we are here, it is because of him. Now Marcelino has arrived, who fits well, with other ideas that can be used. we should go, take progressive, ”he thought.
For Iñigo, today’s victory was “a great joy after suffering so much against a team like Madrid.” “With work and sacrifice we have achieved what we wanted, namely to be in the final”, he congratulated himself and also had a few words for Raúl García, author of the two goals for his team a month after he went to 13 minutes in minute. Valdebas had been sent. .
“When a player makes a mistake, he feels guilty, he at first, but that day we wrapped him up. He wanted to shoot the penalty and we were confident he would score it,” he added.
And in the latest action, judged by the VAR for a possible penalty from Unai Nuñez, he said he didn’t think it was “enough to whistle a penalty.” “I see it hit him on the head and then he can hit him in the hand (it was on the shoulder), but I don’t think it’s enough to whistle a penalty,” he thought.