The derby went to Athletic, 2–1
Athletic Club 2–1 Real Sociedad at San Mamés, and your four-game league winning run is over (3) (5). Nico Williams set up brother Iñaki Williams for a lob on 14 minutes (5). Berenguer got the second from the penalty spot (9). You stay fifth on 19 points from 11 games, goal difference back to zero.
Edin Terzic was direct about what it means for them: "Esta victoria es muy importante, hablábamos de la importancia del derbi para subir en la clasificación" (14). Unai Simón put it the same way: "Este triunfo influye hacia dónde mirar en la tabla" (13).
The penalty is the whole story
Hernández Hernández pointed to the spot for Jon Aramburu's challenge on Nico Williams. Then he went on DAZN and defended it in his own words: "Para mí en el campo, en ese momento, fue penalti claro" (1). He described seeing the contact "a cuatro metros": "Veo que impacta de una forma clara y que considero punible" (12).
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The club did not hold back
Real Sociedad went public on their own website and social channels, with the headline "Un penalti inexistente derrota a la Real" (4). The club's line on the referee was blunt: he "ha visto lo que no ha sucedido" (6). Aperribay is named among those furious at the decision (4).
Oyarzabal and the coach on the decision
Mikel Oyarzabal spoke for the dressing room: "Me resulta extraño que el árbitro lo diga de manera tan clara..." (7).
The coach was angrier about the evidence: "Es muy, muy decepcionante porque tenemos tecnología que muestra que Jon tocó el balón" (8).
Not a great night, even without the whistle
One read on it: your performance at San Mamés was not brilliant, and it is not clear it was enough to deserve more than nothing (11). You go into the Lyon game on the back of a loss rather than the run you had built.
Lyon at home on Thursday
Europa League, Thursday 5 November, 18:45 CET, at home to Lyon. That is the next one, and it is the fastest way to put the derby behind you.
Before that, you had beaten Lillestrom 6–0 away and Málaga 5–2 away in the space of four days. Rayo Vallecano come to Anoeta on Sunday 8 November, 16:15 CET.
