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José Luis Mendilibar already said it a few days ago , this Thursday sanctioned in the stands, when he was questioned about the aspirations of Athletic , rival the previous Wednesday, and those of his team. The Biscayan coach said that the need to flee the descent was more pressing than that of entering Europe and that this should be reflected in the field. "We are playing more," he summarized, and that reflection was also valid for his match against Valencia, another team involved in the fight for positions of honor in this final stretch of the League. Yes, Eibar played more and took the three points for that, because he knew he was needed and acted accordingly.

Valencia was left naked before the intensity found at Ipurua and thus wasted the opportunity to regain a seat in the European car. If the game ended with a meager 1-0, it was because Eibar had a hard time scoring goals and in fact the only one of the match was scored by Kondogbia in his own door. But what has been exhibited above all a Valencia has to spare to achieve a permanence that he now observes with renewed optimism. It will close the day at five or six points from the positions they send to Segunda, in which Espanyol, Leganés and Mallorca seem more and more entrenched every day.

From the first moment, Eibar gave a review to Celades in terms of attitude. Valencia was forced from the initial whistle to face savage pressure from the gunsmiths. A burden that they did not know well how to manage: if they insisted on the short pass in their own area, problems arose; if the solution ended up being the long ball, Eibar recovered it in the blink of an eye. It was a maze with no way out for the men of Celades, without precision or mental freshness to face the challenge posed by his opponent.

The only consolation for Valencia was the lack of punch that Eibar carries throughout the season and that has caused him to be immersed in the fight to avoid relegation. But, curiously, for that the ché set did find a solution. As the locals were not shooting, it was gently Kondogbia who offered to push a ball towards Cillessen's goal after a corner kick thrown into the heart of the area. Only a quarter of an hour had passed and the afternoon was already looking ugly for those of Celades.

It didn't improve much before the break. Ferran and Gayà seemed the only visitors plugged in, but it did not give them too much trouble for Dmitrovic . Each one had an occasion that they crossed in excess while there was no news of Rodrigo and Guedes , the pair of forwards chosen by Celades for the occasion. At Eibar, it was Orellana and Expósito who were shaking the cocktail shaker, assisted on the outside by Cote and Pedro León , who had the second in the head just before the break. He sent it high before the not surprising passivity of Mangala, who finished the expelled party.

Gameiro entered to start the second half, but Valencia's problem was not one that a center forward can solve. Eibar prevailed on every foot of the field because it had more faith, more intensity and more determination, although it was inferior to its rival in quality. The seven corner kicks that Mendilibar's knocked out between 45 and 60 reflected all that ... but also his tremendous problems to convert his chances into goals.

The incorporation of Cheryshev and Florenzi did improve Valencia's performance in the final 20 minutes, in which the gunsmiths began to notice the tremendous wear made during the match on the legs. But Eibar, without excessive burdens, resisted and celebrated it almost as a title when it was all over. The happiness and euphoria of the locals flooded Ipurua with a momentous triumph. And in the absence of an audience on the field, the celebration was good with the fans who are in the towers next to the field while Valencia retired with the tail between their legs and with much to improve.

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