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Ez Abde during Osasuna-Athletic Bilbao

THE MOROCCAN SCORED A GREAT GOAL

Abde continues in star mode and brings Osasuna closer to the Copa del Rey final

Published:2/03/2023 - 00:11h

Updated:2/03/2023 - 00:12h

Abde Ezzazouli is living his best moment with Osasuna. The winger on loan from FC Barcelona came from 'wetting' in the League against Sevilla and on Wednesday he scored a great goal for the 'rojillos' to take advantage in the Copa del Rey semis

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The Osasuna hammered forward in the semifinals of the Glass of the King in front of the Athletic of Bilbao (1-0) thanks to a stellar performance of Abde Ezzazouli. The Moroccan converted the only so much of the party in the minute 47 when culminating a big galloped in which it left seated to Dani Vivian, finishing crossed to beat to the goalkeeper Julen Agirrezabala and desatar the madness in The Sadar. To his exit, the fans coreó the name of the extreme yielded by the FC Barcelona.

In fact, Abde came of 'wet' the weekend in the partidazo in front of the Seville (2-3), annotating the so much of the victory in the minute 85. The Wednesday, the Moroccan led the attack of the ones of Jagoba Arrasate in a party very parejo where the venues took advantage thanks to the backrest of his fans. The one of Beni Melal played 77 minutes and left when the Bilbao launched to by the tie.

Ernesto Valverde put to Lekue, Raúl García, Nico Williams and Guruzeta to look for the goal, but the bottom 'rojillo' answered of good way. Also it had a big night the goalkeeper Sergio Herrera, the one who has lost the titularity in LaLiga and already had left good feelings in the defeat in front of the Real Madrid. For the Osasuna, the advantage is minimum, but the result was just as the seen in Pamplona.

The turn in Saint Mamés will be equally intense, withor n Athletic that will look for his third final in the last four years. The Basques fell in front of Real Sociedad (1-0) and Barça (4-0) in the finals of 2020 and 2021, both contested in a lapse of two weeks by the pandemia of the COVID-19. By his part, the ones of Arrasate look for his second final, after the subcampeonato obtained in 2005 in front of the Betis.

The Barça rubs the hands with the big moment of Abde

For the FC Barcelona, the explosion of Ez Abde is a big news of face to the summer. The extreme has to return to Catalonia in July and Xavi Hernández expects to have he in the pre-season, although the plans of the directive aim to do box with his traspaso, because of the problems with the 'fair play'. In England, clubs like Chelsea and Newcastle follow attentive to his progression.

Also the Nottingham Forest has showed interest in his index card, but it will be necessary to expect to the summer to know the plans of the managerial culé. By his part, the Osasuna no descarta prolong his cession by a season more, although they know that the operation will be complicated in financial terms. For the moment, the Moroccan reaches the 8 million euros of value of market in Transfermarkt, but his traspaso hardly will close by less than 10 'kilos'.

Nevertheless, for the Barça also is on the table the possibility to remain with Abde if any of his options by right (Raphinha, Ferran Torres) leaves in summer and, by fault of the 'fair play', the club does not attain to free sufficient mass salarial for fichar to somebody more. Xavi has a lot of confidence in the player of 21 years and, if it continues improving, can reserve him a place in the first team if it does a good pre-season and the financial urgencies force to bet by the internal talent.

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