In the campaign that has been his vindication and in a demarcation in which it was very difficult to imagine that it could fit, Unai López has been erected in the revelation of the season. It is not only that he is a frequent starter in a position of great responsibility but that he is also missed when he is not. And the numbers support its weight on the field.
Although the statistics do not reveal everything, since the intangibles are immeasurable, to the general perception that the donostiarra has grown in an ostensible way, we must add the numbers that Athletic's presence reaches.
The Gipuzkoa has played 26 games this league season, many more than the 7 last year. Stripped, they give a figure from which to draw conclusions: the team of Garitano he has achieved with his presence a dozen triumphs. It was against Barça, Real Sociedad, Alavés, Espanyol, Levante, Osasuna, Granada, Valladolid, Betis, Mallorca, Valencia and Levante.
The equalizer was registered against Mallorca, Valladolid, Eibar, Seville, Celta and Atlético de Madrid. The defeats occurred in the matches against Valencia, Atlético de Madrid, Betis, Getafe, Barça, Real Madrid, Leganés and Granada.
Without him, very bad
When Unai López The shortcomings to move the ball have not been on the field, and curiously, the results have been worse. In a dozen matches the San Sebastian has not appeared and the scores could not be more significant: just one victory, against Villarreal, in San Mamés.
The rest of the duels has been almost painful, with five defeats and six draws. The disappointments without his contest came against Celta (1-0), Real Sociedad (2-1), Osasuna (0-1), Alavés (2-1) and Sevilla (1-2). The rojiblancos signed tables against Getafe, Leganés, Villarreal, Real Madrid, Espanyol, and Eibar.
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As for the Cup, he was a substitute against the Sestao River -victoria-, also in Elche -they finished tied at 1-, the starter against Tenerife -take-up and did not play against Intercity -won 0-3-, nor against Barça -1-0- Granada in San Mamés -1-0- and in the return in the Andalusian city -2-1–.