Athletic thrashes Getafe and finds victory again after four days without winning

Athletic Club regained victory by clearly defeating Getafe 4-0 in San Mamés, thanks to goals from Álex Berenguer, Iñaki Williams, Aitor Paredes and Yuri Berchiche. The resounding victory allows the red and white team to take a breather after four days without winning, while the blue team continues without scoring away from home.

The scoreboard reflected the notable improvement shown by the Bilbao team, which also saw youth players Christian Imga and Txus Vizcay debut in the final stretch. The defeat aggravates the situation for José Bordalás' team, still affected by the tough defeat they suffered on Thursday against Lugano (2-5) in European competition.

The match started with intensity and with Athletic dominating, driven by a very active Nico Williams. The locals monopolized possession and insistently searched for the rival goal against a Getafe well planted defensively and determined to put the European setback behind them.

However, the first chance of danger was for the visitors. After five minutes, Terrats tried his luck from the edge of the area, although his shot ended up in the hands of Unai Simón.

The red and white insistence was rewarded in the 17th minute. After a foul on Nico Williams on the side of the area, Berenguer hit a poisonous ball that no one touched and ended up surprising David Soria to open the scoring.

Not even the injury of Ruiz de Galarreta, substituted shortly after 1-0, stopped Athletic's push. After a warning from Getafe in a cross-shot from Mojica that Simón deflected into a corner, Iñaki Williams extended the lead in the 35th minute by completing a great assist from Berenguer with his first goal of the season.

The 2-0 score did justice to the dominance of Edin Terzic's team against a rival without the ability to respond. Bordalás tried to change the course of the game after the break with the introductions of Andrés García and Sazonov and advancing Gudelj's position, but the reaction barely lasted a few minutes.

Athletic controlled the visitor's attempted attack with solvency and managed the match without any problems. In the 65th minute, Getafe wasted a good opportunity to get back into the fight in an action starring Satriano.

Shortly after, and with Imga on the pitch, Aitor Paredes sealed the match by heading in a corner taken by Berenguer, once again decisive, to make it 3-0.