Quote from: knowngunman on Today at 07:01:26 AM

It was a bad day at work yesterday for Athletico Bilbao as they were partially eliminated from the Europa league. They were not the usual team we know yesterday and performed short of our expectations. Although, the red card and the penalty made things very tough for Athletico Bilbao yesterday. It was actually a big mistake to lay a hand on a striker in a situation like that, he might still missed the chance if care is not taken and you don't need to commit unnecessary foul to put the team on disadvantaged. It would only take a miracle for Athletico Bilbao to turn things around in the second leg. Such a pity.

As for Manchester united, they played excellently yesterday but still suffering from lack of accuracy in their finishing. They could have easily scored two or more goals towards the end and settle everything in this first leg but they wasted their chances. Athletico Bilbao played with ten men for the whole of second half but unfortunately Manchester united could not even score a single goal. This obviously show how weak they were in the front.

A first half loss that turned out to be a bad night for Bilbao. And a victory that United will surely celebrate with a 3 goal advantage that will make it easier for them in the second leg.
This is an unexpected surprise from a very decisive match. No one predicted Bilbao had to play with pressure from the first half because they played with 10 men. Maybe the situation in the second leg would be different if they could get 1 goal. Bilbao has no other choice but to play optimally in the second leg. They can be lucky or they can give up with the result.