The match had been complicated for Athletic, who after having opened the scoreboard in the third minute through Villalibre, received Jorge Molina's draw with 12 from the end.

Then Marcelino looked at the stands, saw Berenguer and said "you fix it."

And the Navarrese, in just seven minutes, with the match already in the discount, invented a whiplash for his team to add three points.

He has already scored five goals in the last five games, including the one to qualify for the Cup final. Pletórico is little.

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Berenguer rescued Athletic from the spiral of draws to one in which it was submerged, a result that had been repeated in the 90 minutes in six of its last seven games.

It was not reckless to imagine these weeks Marcelino García Toral startled in the middle of the night because a 1-1 had crept into his brain in the form of a nightmare.

And this Sunday in the band again thinking that he was not going to be able to get rid of that curse that tormented him.

Her fittest man finally granted her a peaceful night in the League.

The match was a challenge for Athletic's substitute block.

Marcelino had already pulled him in the first rounds of Cups against Ibiza and Alcoyano and in both cases he had to intervene at halftime with several changes to avoid disaster.

The massive rotation (only Simón and Núñez repeated, who only played 45 minutes) was a risk, but the rojiblanco coach understood that he had no other left after 120 minutes of wear against Levante and with the visit to Wanda postponed by 'Filomena' next Wednesday.

And with a Cup final in less than a month, which discourages risking the physique of the players.

The doubts seemed to dissipate immediately, with a good start for the locals transformed into a goal after three minutes.

Sancet, much more active than in his previous appearances, looked for Villalibre in the area with a low pass and Gernika's 'Búfalo' turned on Germán and then shot Rui Silva.

The scorer's first 15 minutes were memorable, offering a clinic on how a center forward should play.

The penalty for Athletic was that, like the rest of the team, it faded as the timer advanced.

Balenziaga, left-handed central

Despite the fact that Granada was taking the temperature of the game, Marcelino's did not suffer, with Morcillo and Lekue mixing well on the left wing and with Balenziaga fully complying as an improvised left central, a practically unprecedented position in his long career.

From this Sunday, a more than interesting resource for Marcelino.

Of Ibai, very gray and failing, the same cannot be said.

The second half followed a very similar trend, perhaps with Granada dominating something else, but without the ability to set up dangerous plays that would disturb Athletic, beyond a header from Germán at the exit of a corner.

The departure of Raúl García reactivated Athletic, who enjoyed a missed opportunity by Villalibre after a great pass into space from Navarre and, above all, a penalty.

Kenedy arrived late to a dispute with Vencedor and Raúl García prepared to sentence the duel.

Rui Silva, however, denied him happiness.

There Granada understood that he had to go to death if he wanted to take something from San Mamés.

He risked more and found the prize thanks to Jorge Molina.

Puertas left Capa sitting (literally) and the veteran striker took advantage of his teammate's center with a head.

Athletic's 1-1 demons reappeared until Berenguer came out to invent an unstoppable whiplash in the discount that gives his team a victory that allows him to get hooked on the fight for Europe.

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