The Athletic coach was very candid in the press room and assured that a draw would have been the fairest result.
It’s obvious that no one likes to lose, but especially when the match has been so evenly matched, the feeling is doubly bitter. Valverde did not hide that a draw would have been the fairest, but football does not understand justice.
Now Athletic will have to wait a week to host Roma at San Mamés, in what should be one of the great European nights of the year.
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