The Chilean played a key role in Pellegrini’s casting victory over Athletic Bilbao, by La Liga.
Claudio Bravo’s return to Betis ownership has been spectacular. After almost two months without playing, the Chilean played a key role in the Sevilla side’s victory over Athletic Bilbao and won plaudits from the Spanish press, who described him as one of best in San Mamés.
A unanimous decision within the most important sports media of the European country, which approved the decision of Pellegrini to place the national goalkeeper again on Rui Silva as starter. “Sensational resistance exercise led by Paul and Bravo gives Pellegrini’s team a key victory “Launched Marca, who also valued the Chilean with three stars, the highest rating given to players who were on the pitch.
Estadio Deportivo followed that line and gave Bravo an eight, highlighting the work they have done on the Bilbao pitch. “Very confident throughout, even dodging friendly fire (Paul’s clearance against his goal), conveying calm and destabilizing the locals with his parsimony. Very intuitive at the crossroads. He teamed up with the wood in the second half against Sancet, but he got a really good one from Iñaki Williams they wrote.
The newspaper’s comment about the locals ‘stalling’ is also reflected in the hostile environment Betis found during their visit to Bilbao, where home fans constantly screwed up the Chilean player. On this, Bravo responded in the post-game.
“I don’t mind being whistled or insulted, getting points in a complex place like this is the beauty of football. That’s how we make it feel in our house too. This is what We have been trying to do this for three years. that this team is in place, to be in Europe” declared the captain of the Selection.
But Estadio Deportivo didn’t stop there and also took the opportunity to congratulate Pellegrini on including the former Barcelona player in the initial squad. “He made four changes from Barcelona and was fully successful in all of them. Not because Rui Silva was wrong, but Bravo brought agility and serenity to a complicated setting “, they mentioned the Chilean.
The Diario de Sevilla, for its part, mentioned two actions of the national goal in its chronicle of the match. “Claudio Bravo joined the cheerful Betic night with two saves against Iñaki Williams’ hard but concentrated shot (74′) and Raúl García’s volley (76′), in which he came out to cover with mastery “, they added.
Meanwhile, Betis weren’t shy about praising him throughout the encounter on their social media. Once the triumph was over, the Sevilla team named him ‘Guardian of the Galaxy’.
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