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“We cannot try to score the second goal before the first.”

The Athletic Club has to play with heart – fail – to overcome the defeat from 0 to 3 in San Mamés against Manchester United.

But just as important that you have to play with your heads. It could be a critical mistake to rush or be careful to score early.

Head coach Ernesto Valverde made this clear yesterday during the press conference in Old Trafford.


Ernesto Valverde

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“Athletic has already come back twice from a 0-3 deficit, but always at home,” he said.

“I have the feeling that the key is the same: score a goal and do not try to get the second before the first.”

Valverde, an enthusiastic photography -enthusiast, was asked which picture he would like to see tomorrow.

“We are here to give everything and reach the final. We worked on the whole season. The situation is now more difficult, but let's see what happens,” he said about today's match in the theater of dreams.

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