Atlético de Madrid travelled to Bilbao yesterday afternoon to play the fourth matchday of LaLiga . It will be at San Mamés , a stadium that last season caused them many problems both in the domestic competition and in the Copa del Rey . In both matches, one name stood out among the pack of lions that "devoured" the colchoneros: Nico Williams .
Considered one of the best footballers in our country, the Spaniard was a real headache for Diego Pablo Simeone in the league match. He created many dangerous plays by getting to the back of the field, had a one-on-one with Jan Oblak , hit the post on one occasion... And if that wasn't enough, he won a penalty that Sancet would later end up missing, and scored the 2-0 with a real goal.
Later, in the return leg of the Copa del Rey semi-finals, Atlético de Madrid experienced a "Deja Vu" with Nico Williams . He was once again a dagger in every move he made and had one of his best games of the season. Together with his brother Iñaki Williams , he gave him the 1-0 and before the end of the first half, he returned the goal to score 2-0, a real "devil".
The Norman to stop Nico
In last season's matches, Nahuel Molina and Soyuncu in the League , and the Argentine along with Savic in the Cup , were the ones in charge of facing Nico Williams . However, the youngest of the brothers had no problem standing out in front of the Atlético defenders. Now it will be Robin Le Normand , possibly together with MarcosLlorente , who will be Jan Oblak 's "security guards" on the right flank.
In the case of the Spanish-French player, he knows Nico Williams ' work very well. In addition to having faced him on several occasions in recent years in the derbies between AthleticClub and Real Sociedad , he was his teammate at the European Championship . Both were key pieces in Luisde la Fuente 's plans to win the trophy in Germany .
It has taken several weeks for both players to get to know each other perfectly and to know each other's strengths and weaknesses. Therefore, the clash between Robin Le Normand and Nico Williams is expected to be one of the highlights of the match that will start this Saturday at 7:00 p.m. This is, of course, if Cholo does not make any last-minute changes to the line-up that he has been trying out over the last few days.
That being the case, we will have to keep a close eye on Atléticode Madrid's game at San Mamés . After their surprising setback against RCD Espanyol , Simeone 's men are looking to make amends and get their first away win . Meanwhile, AthleticClub are looking to maintain their unbeaten run at home after a draw against Getafe and a win against Valencia .