Athletic goes with everything except De Marcos to face his cupbearer challenge tomorrow against Alcoyano, Real Madrid's recent executioner in this same tournament. I
ñigo Martínez and Balenziaga, in addition to the versatile player from Alava, also cause low in the rojiblanca expedition due to injury. Yuri, absent on Monday against Getafe due to a “vertiginous syndrome”, is part of the expedition red and white. Unai López, too
Marcelino, although he did not confirm it officially at the press conference in Lezama, seems determined to bet again on Ezkieta under the sticks. Unai Simón, who coincided in his day at Elche with José Juan, goal and local hero at the crossroads against Zidane's men, would stay like this again on the bench in the KO tournament. The formation of Athletic, in principle, should not vary much from that of last Thursday against UD Ibiza.
The Bilbao convocation, therefore, is made up of Unai Simón, Ezkieta, Morcillo, Nuñez, Yeray, Vesga, Ibai, Williams, Muniain, Berenguer, Dani García, Lekue, Sancet, Yuri, Unai López, Villalibre, Capa, Raúl García, Córdoba and Vencedor.