This Wednesday the Athletic of Madrid consolidated a humillante defeat in the second round of the Glass of the King 2020-21. It fell in front of the Cornellá (1-0) in condition of visitor, what meant his second elimination to the thread to hands of a team of second division in the contest, since the Cultural Leonese was his hangman in the edition 2020. Sorpresivamente The 'colchoneros' were dismissed of the Glass, as they live a big season 2020-21 in which they lead the classification of LaLiga with 38 points, two above his escort, the Real Madrid.
Imminent crisis in the Athletic?
The defeat affected to the morals of the club rojiblanco, generating even that his technician Diego Pablo Simeone profiriera some curious statements, giving foot to pose speculations on his continuity in the team. The strategist was interrogated on the result and his participation in the contest: «This Glass does not give us satisfaction in the last years but it will be necessary to look for solutions, if we are next year».
Later in press conference, Simeone matizó his statements: «I Am very happy here, but the football is very cambiante and one has to be opened to what the club decide», explained. Likewise, it stood out the performance of the rival and ensured that the team of Second B had been better: "it Interpreted better the competition, in the total of the party always played better to what wanted to they that to what wanted to we".
By his part, Saúl Ñíguez was headline and captain of the group colchonero in the duel copero, and after the defeat went out to give the face to explain the fateful result: "Apologise to the fans, are the first culprits, do not throw the competitions and the Glass is ilusionante. These competitions of only party, that is more beautiful and special, no are us giving well".
The canterano assumed that his moment does not correspond to the that crosses the team: "The team is in good moment, I am not in good moment, the team needed another thing that was not Saúl Ñíguez. I have to follow working and when it arrive me the opportunity show to the míster that am to help, always thinking in the team, although it was not well mentally neither to the hour to compete, especially mentally, in the other am well".
Opportunity of gold for the Barça and Madrid
Him asestaron a hard hit to the Athletic of Madrid, the sewings of the team seem to have rasgado but, will be sufficient reason for derrumbar to the current leader of LaLiga? The Real Madrid finds only to two points of the first place, here, near stepping him the heels the ones of Zidane have not given respite and seem to connect between little a reverse that install it in the first place of the classification. Whereas the Barcelona, of to little, has gone repuntando in the table; it happened to position in the fifth box to occupy the third with 31 points after the victory of this Wednesday on the Athletic of Bilbao (2-3) with doublet of Lionel Messi.
However, in spite of the humillante elimination, this could mean for the 'colchonero' an opportunity to be able to centre exclusively in LaLiga and follow trascending in Champions League. Still it subtracts way for visiting, meanwhile these three giants will continue without giving respite, battling for doing with the championship suspender belt.