A remarkable statistic, highlighting the excellence of Athletic Club star Iñaki Williams in the club’s most recent outing, has come to the fore online.
Williams, and Athletic, were back in action on Sunday night.
After welcoming Real Betis to the Basque Country for a La Liga clash, Ernesto Valverde’s troops ultimately battled their way to a share of the spoils in a 1-1 draw.
This came after Pablo Fornals’ opener was cancelled out decisively by Álex Berenguer.
The aforementioned Iñaki Williams for his part featured from the off in the matchup, on the opposite flank to brother Nico.
And, across the 90 minutes, the 30-year-old secured for himself a recent piece of history.
As revealed by statisticians StatMuse, against Betis, Williams managed to rack up the following:
- 3 successful take-ons (most)
- 3 fouls won (most)
- 4 chances created (most)
- 5 shots (most)
- 9 duels won (most)
- 10 touches in box (most)
The Athletic Club attacker is only the 2nd player to have produced such numbers in single La Liga game in the current decade, after Barcelona icon Lionel Messi (who did so twice).
Conor Laird – GSFN
