Ernesto Valverde opines on Barcelona’s El Clasico defeat
Ernesto Valverde, head coach of Athletic Club, looks on during the spanish league, La Liga Santander, football match played between Getafe CF and Athletic Club de Bilbao at Coliseum Alfonso Perez stadium on October 18, 2022, in Getafe, Madrid, Spain. Athletic Club travel to Barcelona today with both sides in need of a result. Defeat for Athletic would make it three games without a win and perhaps take away from the feel-good factor at the Nuevo San Mames.
A side-narrative is that Ernesto Valverde is returning to Camp Nou for the first time since he left Barcelona as a manager. Many of the questions directed to Valverde in his pre-match press conference were about Barcelona.“I’m am excited to win, but not for revenge, but to win the three points, it’s the first rival we have in front o...