Valencia Club de Fútbol hosted Athletic Club at the Mestalla Stadium after the defeat against Barcelona by 6-0. The Basque team arrived at the match after losing against Alavés at San Mamés. The first half started well for Athletic, with constant attacks and putting Valencia in their own area. The first chance did not take long to arrive, in the 7th minute Sancet shot from outside the area and Julen with a great stretch sent the ball to the corner. The first quarter of an hour was a monologue by Athletic, where they had all the ball, Valencia did not last long. After several constant losses by the Valencians, the Mestalla crowd began to boo their players and Corberán. The first Valencia attack came after an error by Vivian and Paredes that Javi Guerra could not turn into a goal. The second half was totally different from the first, Valencia started to have a lot of the ball and took away the protagonism from Athletic. In the 53rd minute, the match was broken, Santamaria forced the card on Vivian and the Basque team was left with 10 players. With numerical superiority, Valencia started to press more. Aymeric Laporte made his debut because there were no more center-backs to replace Vivian's absence. In the 61st minute, the first goal of the match arrived. Javi Guerra launched a great ball from the corner that Santamaria was not going to waste, a great header from the Frenchman was going to put Valencia ahead and give them the three points. From the goal, Athletic was seen to be very tired and suffering from the fatigue of having played Champions on Tuesday. The definitive 2-0 came after a great pass from Santamaria to Hugo Duro, who would not fail against Simón. Valencia Club de Fútbol added three important points in the 5th matchday of LaLiga. The victory was possible thanks to the great performance of Baptiste Santamaria, who scored a goal and gave an assist. Corberán's team continues to add points in the league. The next match of Valencia Club de Fútbol will be against another LaLiga team. Valencia Club de Fútbol continues to fight for the top spots in the league. The victory against Athletic Club is an important step towards the goal.