In the early morning of January 4, Beijing time, the 19th round of La Liga continued, with a mid-to-low team duel at the El Sarda Stadium, and Osasuna playing at home against Athletic Bilbao. Osasuna was a dark horse at the beginning of the season, surpassing Barca after winning a three-game winning streak in the ninth round, and the goal difference was closely behind Atletico in 5th place. However, after three consecutive wins from Nabo, Osasuna gradually faded its dark horse nature, and after 9 rounds of matches, they failed to win again, and today at home against Bilbao, they also tried to win to stop the decline.
Just nine minutes into the opening, Osasuna's corner kick on the right was met with a sophisticated tactical cross and goalkeeper Simon struck in time to save the ball. Osasuna came back 1 minute later, Toro midfielder sent a long over-the-top diagonal pass, Vidal inserted on the right side to unload the ball, Moncayola should be accurately crossed at a 45-degree angle, Kiko grabbed a strong head hammer to attack the goal, the ball hit the ground and bounced into the net, Osasuna made a fantastic start 1:0.
Bilbao did not panic to lose the ball early, in the 15th minute Osasuna did not succeed in a free kick in front of the field, Athletic Bilbao took the opportunity to play a quick counterattack, the middle of the road was widely transferred to the right, Williams inserted the love you ball to unload a slight adjustment is also a 45-degree angle accurate cross, Santsette inserted a flick of the head to attack the goal, the ball industry straight into the net, Athletic Bilbao 1:1 quick equalizer.
In the 24th minute, Athletic Bilbao besieged the front, after a multi-foot pass, Demax's accurate cross from the right side of the penalty area, Santsette's small penalty area rushed to the front of the point, the ball was in the net, Sancert scored two goals in 9 minutes, and Athletic Bilbao surpassed the score 2:1. In stoppage time, Osasuna counter-attacked with a broken ball in front of the field, Angel's left side should be accurately transferred to the right side, Vidal followed up with a super close-range push that was saved by goalkeeper Simon, and then Vidal grabbed the ball and turned back to do it, Kiko got a great opportunity to score from close range, but he pushed and hit the plane.
In the 67th minute, Williams was tucked into the side on the right side of the field, and after a series of cooperation, Berenguel entered the box to cross under the bottom, Santsette grabbed the point in front of the goal to shovel the ball into the net, the 21-year-old scored a hat-trick, Athletic Bilbao took a 3-1 lead. Since then, both sides have also had chances, but neither has been able to score again, and in stoppage time, Avila has lost control of his emotions and received two yellow cards in a row, and Osasuna was eventually reversed by Bilbao 1:3 at home, suffering a 10-round winless run.