Athletic Club 3-2 win over Rayo Vallecano

With a 3-2 victory over Rayo Vallecano, Athletic Club advanced into the Champions League positions thanks in large part to the Williams brothers. This week, Nico received his first call-up to the senior Spain team, and he reacted by scoring the winning goal against Rayo. With four goals scored in the first 30 minutes, the opening half of the game in Bilbao was the busiest.

After four minutes, Rayo captain Oscar Trejo opened the scoring by taking advantage of a defensive blunder by the hosts. Big brother Inaki Williams quickly sprinted in from behind to equalize, but the Basque giants responded right away. Oihan Sancet surged into the box to slot Athletic Club before Williams Jr. neatly touched in a third goal to open up the game at both ends before halftime.