Football: Central defender Unai Nunez returns to Athletic Club Bilbao
Athletic Club Bilbao have confirmed the arrival of central defender Unai Nunez on loan from Celta Vigo for the season.
Athletic Club Bilbao have confirmed the arrival of central defender Unai Nunez on loan from Celta Vigo for the season.
Marcos Andre joined Valencia's injury list this week, leaving the veteran Edinson Cavani as their only fit striker.
After Celta Vigo striker Iago Aspas cancelled out Karim Benzema's early penalty on Saturday evening, goals from Luka Modric, Vinicius Jr and Federico Valverde kept Real Madrid rolling early in its title defence.
The draw can be a potential title-decider as Real Madrid stand a great chance to topple Barcelona and reclaim the numero uno position in the points table.
Real Madrid own the superior head-to-head against Barcelona and have won four out of four since La Liga restarted earlier this month.
Hernandez was forced off the pitch just before halftime in his team's 2-1 home victory over Ecuador's Independiente del Valle in the Copa Sudamericana on Tuesday.
After a scoreless first 45 minutes, Madrid nearly got on the board in the 56th minute but the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system annulled an apparent goal by Luka Modric, ruling that defender Raphael Varane had obstructed the goalie's view from an offside position.
Valverde had said he would be making rotations against Celta to give a rest to some of his starting players in the lead-up to Saturday's Copa del Rey final against Sevilla.
Reigning King’s Cup holders FC Barcelona took a small step towards the defence of their title when they drew 1-1…
Unzue's confirmation as Celta coach means he will not succeed Luis Enrique at Barcelona.
