The top scorer Raúl García takes over from Aduriz

Everything is going well in Athletic, which is one of those teams whose break has come from a movie. Like al Villarreal. Once he gave up the possible European square via Cup, it has been proposed to achieve the ticket for the merits of the League, that is, for seventh place. Everything is going well. The substitutes have stepped forward and there is a clear leader. The two goals he scored for Valencia Wednesday in a key clash in the European fight they confirmed to Raúl García (13 goals) as one of the best scorers of this season and as the clear short-term relief of the already retired Aduriz, who has taken the witness to his style: excellence at maturity.

Due to his mattress past, Madrid always motivates him. A few days after turning 34 (he reaches that figure next Saturday), the Navarrese, now assiduous in nine, has taken a step forward with the withdrawal of his fatigue partner Aritz, gradually leaving the playmaker, with the idea that Muniain or Sancet generate more game out there, and the team is taking advantage of its tusk in the area, more as a scorer than a pure battering ram.

As Aduriz was not in, he took charge of the penalties. It carries seven of maximum penalty, without failure. His 13 goals are his historic ceiling in First and he has climbed to a fourth place in the scorers table behind stars of the brilliance of Messi (22) and Benzema (17). And also of Gerard Moreno (15), which is who prevents him from leading the national scorers.