Late schedule … Athletic match. One thing goes hand in hand with the other. LaLiga, according to the interest of television platforms, has the habit of scheduling the rojiblanco team’s matches late in the evening, something that the president has complained about on a number of occasions. Aitor Elizegi. So much so, that those led by Marcelino They will play eleven of the fourteen first matches of the regularity championship at nine or ten at night, according to the twelve matches already played and the two that already have a fixed schedule.
Only one game has been played at five in the afternoon, the traditional football time
The Bilbao team started the season with two games at 10 pm, against Elche at Martínez Valero and against Barça at San Mamés, both with a final tie on the scoreboard. In the first, the people of Elche perhaps deserved a bit more luck (0-0), but in the second (1-1) the locals were superior and earned three points after seventy minutes of good play, until the Physical section said enough after the great wear and tear done with a very advanced pressure.
The match of the third match in Balaídos against Celta was played at five in the afternoon, the traditional football schedule in another era that already seems very distant to us. That hour has been completely disused, at least as far as the whole of San Mamés is concerned.
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From there, eight meetings have been scheduled at 9:00 p.m. and one more at 10:00. The first section includes the appointments already played at home against Mallorca (2-0), Alavés (1-0), Villarreal (2-1) and Cádiz (0-1) and at home against Espanyol (1-1) and Real Sociedad (1-1). In addition, we must add the two that remain to be played and that already have a day and time to celebrate: on Friday, November 19, against Levante at the Ciutat de València and on November 26, with Granada in Bilbao. In the second section, the visit of Rayo Vallecano was also played, which ended badly, with a Madrid victory thanks to a goal by Falcao in the 95th minute when everyone took the distribution of points for granted.
In addition to the Balaídos clash played at 5:00 p.m., there have been another two in the afternoon, both at 4:15 p.m. and at home, Atlético (0-0) and Valencia (1-1), games in which the visitors also they deserved more, especially in Mestalla.
What is the baggage playing late? The rojiblancos have a balance of three victories, four draws and one defeat in the nine games played. They have added 13 of the 27 points at stake, 48.1%. Considering what has been seen, the results are not positive at all. It is an hour that penalizes the public and by extension the team.
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