Overview

• Referee Miguel Ángel Ortiz upgraded Dani Vivian’s caution to a straight red on VAR review in the 61st minute for a foul on Baptiste Santamaría.
• Santamaría headed in from a rehearsed corner in the 73rd minute and later set up Hugo Duro in added time to seal the scoreline.
• Carlos Corberán shifted the game with attacking changes, introducing Ramazani, Hugo Duro and Lucas Beltrán to add directness against ten men.
• Athletic controlled the first half as Valencia failed to register a shot, with on-loan goalkeeper Julen Agirrezabala making key saves against his parent club.
• The defeat extends Athletic’s slump to three straight losses without a goal, with Ernesto Valverde watching from the stands due to a touchline ban.