A The message published by Athletic on its official twitter account has caused some controversy on the eve of the return of the Cup semifinals against Levante at the Ciutat de Valencia. The rojiblanco club itself has been in charge of clarifying the situation with a second tweet about it, but not everyone has just considered the matter settled. Neither in the rojiblanco environment, nor the granota environment.
The message in question, with the slogan Bizi ametsa (Live the dream) includes the date of three games in La Cartuja against different rivals, the last of them unspecified. The first, January 17, appears with the green sign of passed after the triumph in the final of the Super Cup for Barcelona. The second, set for April 3, appears with a calendar and the name of the Royal Society. The third, with a question mark in red above the possible rival, includes the words' To be confirmed? next to April 17.
Followers of both teams have reacted to this message, understanding that Levante was being disrespected. Athletic, in view of what happened, has released a second message in which it clarifies that “The text only talks about the possibility of playing three finals in the same year, hence the?”. The tweet from the Bilbao club concludes with a “Maximum respect always towards the rival!”. The controversy, despite everything, is served.