Valverde on Sancet, Nico Williams, Yuri, Sannadi, Guruzeta, rotations and Atlético de Madrid

Athletic Club

Sancet: Injury, recovery...

"He is recovering, resting... no, because in the end the injured players are the ones who have to spend more time here with the physios. Definitely, he will not be available for tomorrow. In this case, this injury comes a little following the strong sprain problem he has had. In the end, when there are situations like these or knee injuries, then there are some muscular problems. When running, the ankle may have overloaded the hamstring. Let's see if it is not a serious issue and can recover soon."

"I don't know if he forced it or not. Possibly. When I was on the field, the fitness coach came to me and told me that Oihan was raising his hand, and then we decided to make the change. During the game, the play continues and the players have to keep on, evaluating the discomfort they may have and the possibilities of staying on the field. At that moment if the player receives the ball in the area... he will shoot... if he has an overload, if the problem is more serious it's complicated, but it wasn't the case."

"I would like to have everyone available, but injuries are part of football and we have to accept them. I don't see him frustrated, although logically he wanted to continue. He has returned from an injury, he has scored goals, and we hope that when he returns soon he will continue scoring. Talking about Oihan's injury will not make him recover sooner; everything follows its process. It has been bad luck, but we trust that, like other teams such as Atlético, we will manage to recover our players quickly, because the schedule is tight."

Against Roma?

"What can I say? I don't know. I would like him to be there, but we are not going to risk a player who, at some point, may get injured again, because in that case we would be acting wrongly. In that sense, we will see if we can recover him safely."

Yuri Berchiche and Nico Williams

"Yuri had the flu, the same thing that happened to Nico the day before. He was in a flu process and we will see if he can come today. Nico, yes, we think so."

Playing with Guruzeta and Sannadi together?

"It won't be me who says no, just in case."

Rotations

"Not particularly, we are coming from a quiet week, then we have 5 days, so I think there is enough time to recover well and be in good condition. Well, we will evaluate it depending on how the players are."

Atlético de Madrid

"Of course, without a doubt, they are a very solid team at home. They have not lost any matches this season, I believe. In that sense, we must play a perfect match in all aspects. They manage many keys, have a good offensive game, at a combinative level, with players who perform well in spaces. Then, when they have to defend, they are the team with the fewest goals conceded in the category. Furthermore, they have a very strong end of the match, the last 15 minutes, where they have obtained many points. I think it is the team that has accumulated the most points at the end of games. They are candidates for many things: winning the league, being in the Champions League, fighting for the Champions League, winning the league... Well, that motivates me to think that tomorrow we have a great challenge ahead."