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Three wins across ten days at a combined score of 12 goals scored and two conceded is the form strip that earns Athletic Club the right to ask bigger questions of their squad — and Saturday's trip to El Sadar at Osasuna begins the answering. Álex Berenguer has four goals and four assists across all competitions this season, and both his penalty at San Mamés and the shape it won against Real Sociedad confirm that the front line's output is not concentrated in one moment or one man: Iñaki Williams added the opener in that 2-1 home win three days ago, with Nico Williams the provider. The constraint the squad is working inside is a three-fixture, seven-day congestion window, and selection across Copa del Rey and La Liga has already tested the depth of the group.
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# Athletic Club extend winning run with derby victory over Real Sociedad
Athletic Club have assembled three consecutive victories across two competitions, the latest a 2-1 home win over Real Sociedad on Sunday, November 1. That result followed a 6-1 Copa del Rey victory away to AE Prat on October 29 and a 4-0 league win over Getafe on October 25. After a difficult trip to Levante earlier in October, the sequence is a timely improvement.
The league table places Athletic seventh with 15 points from ten games: four wins, three draws and three defeats. They have scored 14 league goals and conceded ten, giving them a plus-four goal difference. Sixth-placed Sevilla have 17 points from 11 matches, while Deportivo sit eighth on 14 from 11. Athletic have played one fewer league game than several of the teams around them, a distinction worth preserving when comparing totals.
The recent results show the range of the team's performances. Athletic lost 3-1 away to Levante on October 21 after drawing 0-0 at Valencia on October 17. They then defeated Getafe without conceding, scored six times at AE Prat in the Copa del Rey, and beat Real Sociedad at San Mamés. The cup victory is a separate competition result, not a six-goal league performance.
Álex Berenguer has four goals and four assists in 11 appearances across all competitions. Iñaki Williams has three goals and two assists in 11 appearances; Robert Navarro has three goals in ten. Defender Aitor Paredes has two goals in nine appearances.
Next comes a league trip to Osasuna on Saturday, November 7, at El Sadar. Athletic's task is to extend their improvement beyond home victories and a cup tie. They have taken points at Valencia and beaten Getafe and Real Sociedad, but the loss at Levante remains part of the recent away record.
Kick-off against Osasuna is at 12:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, November 7. Their league record reads four wins, three draws and three defeats from 10 matches, with 14 scored and 10 conceded for a goal difference of +4.
Three wins in succession provide encouragement. The visit to Osasuna will show whether Athletic can turn that encouraging stretch into a more dependable position near the European places.
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Athletic Club host Real Sociedad at San Mamés today in the Basque derby, arriving on two big wins. Thursday's 6-1 away win over AE Prat in the Copa del Rey followed a 4-0 home win over Getafe in La Liga, and together they answered a 1-3 away loss to Levante at the Estadi Ciutat de València on 21 October. Across the three games Athletic scored 11 and conceded 4.
Athletic are seventh in La Liga with 12 points from 3 wins, 3 draws, 3 losses and a goal difference of +3. Álex Berenguer leads the club with 3 goals and 4 assists, Iñaki Williams has 2 goals and 2 assists, and Robert Navarro has 3 goals. Centre-back Aitor Paredes has chipped in with 2.
Real Sociedad are fifth with 19 points, seven ahead of Athletic, having scored 19 and conceded 18. A home win would narrow that gap and keep Athletic in touch with the European places.
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