Relief for Athletic as Unai Gómez suffers only knee knock | OneFootball

Unai Gómez has suffered only a knee knock, specifically a bone contusion to the medial condyle of his left knee, and his return is listed as pending evolution.

According to El Correo, the Athletic midfielder went off near the start of Saturday’s match against Barcelona at San Mamés in clear discomfort, prompting fears of a lengthy lay-off.

After the game, Ernesto Valverde offered a cautiously upbeat message, noting that tests had been carried out and it might not be a serious knee injury, even if the player was badly affected.

The condyle is a structure on the inner side of the knee joint.

Gómez will be assessed in the coming hours to see whether the acute pain has eased and whether he can train normally with the squad ahead of Saturday’s meeting with Girona at 14:00.

Source: El Correo