Third win in a row with a double save from Guruzeta |Surat

Athletic have won three league games for the first time since August when the striker from San Sebastian became the dagger of the team.

Third consecutive victory for Grozita with a double stoppage

Athletic made it three league wins for the first time since August, with the San Sebastian striker set to be the team's swordsman.

It cost Athletic the world to beat Elche installed in carelessness, focused on a gross, serious, big somersault, personified in... their goalkeeper Dituro and the gifts distributed in a first half in which they conceded as many as six chances.They needed VAR and a penalty from the referee on the horn to claim their third La Liga win, which they have failed to do since beating Sevilla, Rato Vallecano and Betis in August.Today, with these nine points against Levante, Oviedo and Elche themselves, the rojiblancos are just one away from the sixth place that allows access to Europe.Barring a surprise, the seventh will also bring a continental safe passage, albeit reserved for the conference.The fact is that the team solved a difficult match well for them with Da Silva's equalizing goal thanks to a double from Gorko Guruzeta, who already had 13 goals in all competitions.

"There are numbers to overcome. I'm trying to help the team. We need points and goals," the striker said as soon as the game ended, referring to the 16 goals he scored in the 2023-2024 season. He has 6 in the league, 5 in the Champions League and two in the FA Cup. Interestingly, he plans to increase his weight between now and the end of the season.Athletic will appreciate it as they are not short on guns - Robert Navarro is second on the list with seven - and will need all the firepower at this stage of the championship to reach Europe and the La Cartuja Cup final.League commitments were on the agenda in February with red-tinted Bilbao, who currently have three wins and a draw.Ten golden points that catapult Ernesto Valverde's men to the top of the table where they should be.

"The numbers are there to finish.I try to help the team.We need points and goals"

Athletic played a lot in the first half, failing to turn Elxe's defense into Daturo's gifts and the goal kick.Sunset only saved the opposition keeper, Grozita headed a great cross from Laporte and then into the hands of the Argentine keeper, to whom he then failed to connect the ball, Rego got a good response from the oncoming keeper and so on.With Iñaki Williams.On the other hand, Unai Simon was more comfortable than a German tourist in Mallorca."We did a good job of pressing and we had chances to put ourselves in front," said Grozita, recalling everything they failed to achieve in the first 37 minutes of the game.And who thought that the lack of a goal would punish the team, but a penalty due to the application of VAR left the victory in a happy and internal San Mamés.

Bigas kicks and sentences

We had to wait until the 64th minute to open the box.A great ball by Yuri, who had a good game, was finished by Guruzeta against the passivity of the Elche defense.But soon after, Lecu stepped on the ankle of Febas who completed the ball, and Alejandro Hernandez pointed to the penalty area.Da Silva touched the ball twice in the kick and had to repeat it, but it was also the second time.Elche found the net with his second shot on goal with next to nothing to do.Atlético didn't have much in attack, Laporte put his head in and Bigas kicked him in an attempt to clear.The judge did not show anything, but he was called from the VOR room and after reviewing the action, he awarded the maximum sentence.

"All the ghosts came to me, I only threw one away and lost."Now it's in."

"With the penalty, all the ghosts came to my head because we had to win. Two or three years ago we only took one - with Athletic - and we missed it. Today (this Friday) it went in. "We are happy to win", recalled Gipuscon. A special mention, now in the ranks of the Betis goalkeeper and then in the ranks of the Betis goalkeeper, then in the ranks of Roji Las Palmas, three points fromSan Roji, from San Palmasblanc Sebastián was unforgiving on the second attempt from the penalty spot.

"We are in a lot of pain. The dressing room is united and slowly things are getting better for us," the top-scorer commented, referring to the league promotion.He did not miss the opportunity to "give" the fans another final in the heart of Andalusia, referring to the Copa del Rey and the return challenge against Real Sociedad.They have more than a week to prepare for the clash with Rayo before the main clash in Anoeta, where they need to make up for the deficit.

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