The twelfth day of La Liga continued, this Sunday at 6:30 p.m., with a poster opposing Athletic Bilbao, seventh at kick-off, to Villarreal, eighth. In San Mamés, Ernesto Valverde’s men, dominating during this meeting, failed to make the difference during the first act.
We finally had to wait for the return of the locker room to see the game switch. Sole scorer of this confrontation, Inaki Williams allowed his team to take the advantage shortly before the hour mark (1-0, 59th). With this short but precious victory, Bilbao joins the top 5 of the championship. For its part, Villarreal remains stuck in eighth place.
The official line-ups at kick-off
Athletic Bilbao starting XI
ALINEACIÓN I Los 1️⃣1️⃣ leones que buscarán de inicio en San Mamés la victoria frente al @VillarrealCF ?#AthleticVillarreal #AthleticClub ? pic.twitter.com/NV4lzAmq4d
— Athletic Club (@AthleticClub) October 30, 2022
Villarreal’s XI
Los 1️⃣1️⃣ groguets of San Mamés#AthleticVillarreal pic.twitter.com/VaXl1QZFaq
— Villarreal CF (@VillarrealCF) October 30, 2022