Overview
- Nico Williams, back after pubalgia concerns and eight missed games, scored a solo 25th-minute strike to settle the match at San Mamés.
- Real Oviedo’s apparent equalizer was annulled when VAR detected Ilyas Chaira marginally offside, with his heel ahead in the build-up.
- Goalkeeper Unai Simón nearly conceded on a mishap but preserved the result with a late save in added time.
- Eighteen-year-old midfielder Selton Sánchez made his LaLiga debut as a starter and logged roughly an hour.
- Athletic moved back toward the European places, while the defeat left Oviedo bottom of the table after other results.