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Per Body: Nico started the game after recovering from injury but is not at 100%. He needs to rediscover his playing style.

6:25pm, 23 October 2025Football

Spanish media "Daily Sports" reported on Bilbao forward Nico's recent situation. Nico returned to Athletic Bilbao's starting lineup after recovering from injury and made it clear that he is fully ready to regain his best form on the green field.

Western media reported that Nico Williams is not the 100% Nico Williams yet, which is reasonable. He went through a layoff due to an injury sustained during the international break in September and needs to rediscover the spark and explosiveness that have defined his game. He was now back in Athletic Bilbao's starting eleven, but was substituted in the second half, which also revealed that he is still far from his best physical condition.

He realized a dream: making his Champions League debut. And, no doubt, he did it with his inseparable brother Inaki. "Playing in the Champions League is a dream come true and playing with my brother is priceless. Only we know what it means and what we have been through along the way. Come on, Athletic Bilbao!" he wrote on social media after the team's victory. Unfortunately, Inaki suffered another injury setback. Valverde said that the location of the injury was different from his previous injuries. The club confirmed that he had an injury to the adductor muscle of his right leg.

Now Nico needs to play regularly and get his feeling back. He started the season brilliantly, but injury brought an abrupt end to his form at Athletic Bilbao and the team was deeply affected by his absence. He was not a decisive factor in the attack against Qarabakh. In fact, he failed to complete a successful dribble, missed the target and lost possession of the ball more than 20 times.

This is a reasonable low point and is the result of an obvious lack of competition training. But this did not worry coach Valverde at all: "I think he is very good. A player missed training and games for more than a month. Of course we hope that he can pass people as soon as he comes on the court, pass three or four and then kick the ball into the dead center of the goal. Then I am very happy," he said at the press conference.

"Obviously, Nico is a player who can break the balance and we asked him to try it because he has the ability to attract defenders and then distribute the ball and move the ball to other areas. Obviously, if the opponent has two or three people guarding him, then we must have someone open. To Looking for that situation. But Nico needs time to get back into shape and that's going to happen through sometimes success and sometimes mistakes. But the problem I see with him is that he doesn't try." he concluded.

Nico himself also posted a message on social media yesterday expressing the same attitude: "I will be back, I will be back 100% soon."

Nico himself is the person who is most eager to get back to his best form, and he also wants to pass on this determination to those Athletic Bilbao fans who are eager to see his sharp performance on the wing.

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