Biba coach: The performance in the last 10 minutes was very bad, but the Europa League semi-finals were already a huge success

In the Europa League semi-finals, Athletic Bilbao lost to Manchester United 1-7 in two rounds, missing the final. After the game, Athletic Bilbao coach Valverde was interviewed.

Athletic Bilbao lost 0-3 at home in the first leg, which made it almost impossible for the team to reverse the first leg. We failed to score at that time and we fought one less player for a long time. The first round result was very bad, which affected us a lot. If we lose in the first leg but the score is not that bad, then we will have a greater chance in this game.

Athletic Bilbao scored one goal away in the first leg and took the initiative for a long time until it was equalized by Manchester United in the 72nd minute.

We have to remember that the game will last 90 minutes and we have to stick to the last moment. We suppressed Manchester United in the penalty area and tried to score a 2-0 goal because we had accomplished the most difficult thing, which was to score first and take the lead. But in the last 10 minutes of the game, we performed very badly.

You lost three goals in a row in the last 10 minutes, and the total score was 1-7, Manchester United won 3 goals in both rounds. This score seemed as easy as their advancement was like walking in the park. But this is not the case. The game is far more intense and balanced than the final score shows, and we must reflect on this.

Although we missed the final, Athletic Bilbao's European tour this season is still worthy of praise.

We have experienced a wonderful event. But you can't make any mistakes when facing such a strong opponent. For us, it has been a huge success to participate in the European game again and advance to the semi-finals after many years. But since you have come here, you definitely want more and want to advance to the finals. Now I'm still looking back at the game, we played a great game, but the last 10 minutes of mistakes made us feel bitter. I think we could have done more in this game.

At present, Athletic Bilbao ranks fourth in the La Liga standings, and there is still hope to qualify for the Champions League next season. Any knockout round is painful, and only one side can win. But we still face important challenges next, and we hope to keep La Liga fourth and participate in the Champions League next season.

Prados was injured shortly after he came out of the bench

He was hit very badly and I think the wound on the shin was very deep. He needs to be examined and the situation may not be optimistic.