Kermanich of the Athletic Bilbao club Ernesto Valverde shared his feelings before today's clash with Real Madrid in the nineteenth round of La Liga.

" This is true, as our fans are impatient, and we want to perform well against the contender for the champion title. There's more at stake, but there's just 3 points. The momentum that comes from beating such teams is significant,” Valverde is quoted as saying by Diario Sport.

The Basque coach also stood up for the super team coach: “Xabi Alonso is being criticized? He's a wonderful trainer. I was able to find my feet in such clubs. It’s not for nothing that stinks hang around the top of the table, and we need to be extra careful.”.

Narazi Real is in second place with 33 points, and Atletik is in eighth place with 20 points..