Valverde’s team suffers a 1-0 loss at the home of the Colchoneros. The first round of the showdown against the ‘giallorossi’ is slated for Thursday.

The Athletic Club tastes defeat at the Cívitas Metropolitano, bringing an end to a run of 16 consecutive positive results in the league. Against Atletico Madrid, a heavy defeat arrives, considering a victory would have propelled Valverde’s team even more solidly into the title race. Despite the final outcome, the match was fiercely contested until the very end. The Baschi responded blow by blow, putting the home team under pressure and striking the woodwork as many as three times after falling behind. Their determination was not enough to snatch any points, but the visitors once again demonstrated their danger. Now the focus shifts to the Europa League: on Thursday at 9pm, the first act of the double encounter against Roma will take place at the Olimpico, in a match that promises to be thrilling and high-intensity.