Europa League: "The penalty and the sending off decide the match," regrets Athletic coach Ernesto Valverde

The Bilbao coach looked back on the action that allowed Manchester United to take a two-goal lead and finish the match with ten men against eleven in the Europa League semi-final at San Mames this Thursday (0-3)

"We didn't know how to handle the opening goal, especially in the second action with the penalty and the sending off, which hurt us and decided the match. Before that, we had two clear chances, we didn't score, and they did. Manchester United are a ruthless team and they have experience in this kind of match."

"We have to think about the return leg. We have to know that the match will be very tough. Without an away goal, anything can happen. We can't take anything for granted. Especially since we saw two matches this (Thursday) evening. The first until the 25th minute, where we suffered. The second after the sending-off."