🦁 Newcastle trip without Nico or Sancet: Athletic's Champions League squad | OneFootball

Athletic Club has published, on Tuesday morning, Ernesto Valverde’s squad list for tomorrow’s Champions League match against Newcastle United. 

Most notably, among other aspects, is the absence of Nico Williams. The international player is still struggling with pubic area problems.

Sancet is also not included in the squad.

The medical report on Nico, Sancet, and Yuri

Athletic has reported that Yuri Berchiche is suffering from an overload in the right leg’s triceps surae, Nico Williams from pubalgia, and Oihan Sancet from a mild to moderate injury in the biceps femoris of his left leg.

The 23 called up by Ernesto Valverde for Newcastle

Unai Simón, Padilla, Santos, Gorosabel, Vivian, Paredes, Vesga, Berenguer, Guruzeta, Areso, Laporte, I. Lekue, Ruiz de Galarreta, Jauregizar, Adama, Unai G., Nico Serrano, Navarro, Rego, Hierro, Ibon Sánchez, Izagirre, and Selton.

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