Ernesto Valverde emphasized that the victory would significantly boost the team's morale.

2025-12-01 02:24

Athletic Bilbao manager Ernesto Valverde told the media after the team's 2-0 victory over Levante that the win greatly boosted the team's morale. Excellent goals from Roberto Navarro and Nico Williams helped Athletic Bilbao secure all three points, putting the team back in contention for European competition.

After the match, Ernesto Valverde said, "This match is very important to us, both in terms of boosting morale and, most importantly, after a period of less-than-ideal results, this victory has helped us regain our confidence."

"Next week will be a challenging and exciting time, with a strong opponent visiting the San Mamés stadium. We need to give it our all, take every game seriously, and strive for victory."

Ernesto Valverde expressed high satisfaction with Athletic Bilbao's consistent performance throughout the match, noting the team's unwavering stability. He added, "We must capitalize on our advantages and convert them into victories, otherwise the game will become difficult and lengthy. We also understand that the situation could change in the second half."

"The opponent made three substitutions at halftime and started the second half with great momentum. However, we successfully withstood their attacks and created several threatening scoring opportunities. We seized our first chance and scored, and then almost scored a second goal several times later."

“Levante created several threats from set pieces, and our second goal gave the team a slight sense of stability, but we knew the game was still long, just like in Prague. We effectively dealt with their long balls and kept pushing forward in attack.”