Liga: hanging on Getafe, Bilbao no longer advances

To close the sixteenth day of Liga, Bilbao (10th, 19 pts) moved on the lawn of Getafe (19th, 9 pts) this Monday at 21 hours. At the Coliseum Alfonso Pérez, the Zuri-gorriak wanted to stop a negative spiral, they who remained on two defeats and three draws in the last five days. Opposite, the Azulones, authors of two small victories since the start of the season, came out of a draw in Mallorca (0-0) and a large victory against Cadiz (4-0) and could therefore go on to a third match without defeat in this Spanish league.

Under the eyes of their coach Marcelino Garcia Toral, Bilbao slightly took control of the possession without being dangerous in the first act. For its part, Getafe did not hesitate to project offensively but clearly lacked realism on the outskirts of the opponent’s area (2 shots on target out of 8 attempted) and the two teams returned back to back at the break. Same story after the locker room where the locals, despite good offensive intentions, could not find the fault, like this huge opportunity of Olivera who stumbled on a decisive Simon (85th). At the end of a relatively dull meeting, Bilbao and Getafe parted back to back in a scorched atmosphere (0-0). With this result, the Athletic climbs to 8th place. The Azulones stagnate at a very dangerous 19th place.

The full La Liga standings

The official line-ups at the kick-off

Getafe XI

¡Este es nuestro once para enfrentarnos al @AthleticClub en la noche de hoy! 💪💙#VamosGeta #GetafeAthletic pic.twitter.com/TD8jvmjIjd

– Getafe CF (@GetafeCF) December 6, 2021

Bilbao XI

ALINEACIÓN I Estos son los 1⃣1⃣ leones que buscarán de inicio la victoria frente al @GetafeCF 👇#GetafeAthletic #AthleticClub 🦁 pic.twitter.com/cM1ui3ayNl

– Athletic Club (@AthleticClub) December 6, 2021