"Barcelona made easy work of Athletic Club in their recent La Liga match, which also happened to be the first game at the renovated Spotify Camp Nou. Hansi Flick's men scored four goals, giving the visitors almost no chance. In fact, Athletic Club did not have many chances to work with throughout the ninety minutes and were completely dominated. One of the highlights of the game, however, was the hostile reception Nico Williams received at the venue after rejecting Barcelona at the nth minute in the recent summer transfer window."
"Basque legend defends Williams Former Athletic Club and current Olympiacos star Dani Garcia spoke to AS and defended the young winger for his decision to stay at his boyhood club over signing for Barcelona. "They are complicated decisions to make and defend," he began, talking about his former teammate. "Nico made the right decision by staying in the club of his life and setting an example like [Iker] Muniain and [Oscar] De Marcos, who have always noticed them," he added. "In ten years, the kids will look up to Nico," he said."
"So far this season, however, Williams has been far from his best and continues to fight a chronic battle with pubalgia, the same setback that plagues Barcelona star Lamine Yamal. In nine appearances for the Basque side in La Liga, the 23-year-old has scored just two goals and provided one assist for Ernesto Valverde's side. His failure to deliver, needless to say, has played a huge part in Athletic Club's poor attacking record, which is one of the poorest in the division."
Barcelona beat Athletic Club 4-0 at the renovated Spotify Camp Nou, dominating possession and chances while Athletic created few opportunities across ninety minutes. Nico Williams received a hostile reception from the crowd after rejecting Barcelona in the summer transfer window. Former Athletic player Dani Garcia defended Williams' decision to remain at his boyhood club and praised him as a future role model like Iker Muniain and Oscar De Marcos. Williams has struggled this season with chronic pubalgia and limited output: nine La Liga appearances, two goals and one assist, contributing to Athletic's poor attacking record.
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