Athletic Club resumed training on Wednesday, entering their most unusual week of the season: only three training sessions scheduled during the break, followed by two rest days. Due to the international break, Terzic already has seven players absent for national team duty. Over the next two days, he will also be without five players who will represent the Basque team on Saturday. The head coach is left with only the smallest training group, with only one of the three first-team goalkeepers present, and B-team players focused on their weekend matches.
As a result, the coach will only be able to use Aitor Paredes, Yeray, Beñat Prados, Berenguer, I.Williams, Jesús Areso, Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta, Berchiche, Alejandro Rego, Nico Serrano, and Robert Navarro until Friday. In Wednesday's training, five players selected for the Basque team's friendly against Venezuela also participated in different training drills. However, Dani Vivian, Hugo Rincón, Joahneko, Mikel Jauregizar, and Sancet, the red-and-white players called up by Jagoba Arrasate, will join the Basque team's joint training tomorrow.
The team was divided into three training groups at Lezama. This week's training will focus on physical conditioning, and the training load will be adjusted according to each player's needs. Beñat Prados, Alejandro Rego, and Nico Serrano are among the players with the least playing time currently; Nico Serrano will miss the match against Osasuna, and they will follow different training plans. The coaching staff hopes to get Aitor Paredes back as soon as possible, as he missed the last match due to muscle issues. As for Maroan, it will take more time for him to return to full training; he is expected to be the next player to return from the injury list to full team training.