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Oihan Sancet - Creates two chances in winSancet took a shot on target and created two chances in Saturday's 2-1 victory against Espanyol.

ImpactSancet has taken 19 shots (10 on target) with eight chances created across his last eight La Liga appearances mostly from attacking midfield, but his last goal came near the beginning of that span in mid-February and he's still looking for a first assist of the season.

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Edu Exposito - Four clearances in startExposito made four clearances, an interception and won one of two tackles in Saturday's 2-1 defeat against Athletic Club.

ImpactExposito started in defensive midfield Saturday for the first time since early January, but his side still dropped a fifth consecutive game against Bilbao and remains in the relegation zone at the moment.

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Yeray Alvarez - Comes off bench in winAlvarez (undisclosed) subbed in and played the final 10 minutes or so of Saturday's 2-1 victory against Espanyol.

ImpactAlvarez picked up a minor injury against Getafe last weekend and was only fit enough to feature off the bench on Saturday, with Inigo Martinez returning to start alongside Dani Vivian in central defense against Espanyol.

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Ander Herrera - Creates chance off benchHerrera (thigh) subbed into Saturday's match against Espanyol in the 79th minute, making a clearance and creating a chance in the 2-1 victory.

ImpactHerrera made his first appearance since January on Saturday after recovering from a thigh injury. Multiple injuries throughout the campaign have limited the veteran midfielder to just four starts in La Liga this season in his return to Bilbao.

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Unai Simon - Concedes goal to EspanyolSimon made a save but conceded a goal in Saturday's 2-1 victory against Espanyol.

ImpactSimon was beaten by a late strike from Sergi Darder Saturday in his return from an Achilles injury that had sidelined him for the entirety of March. Simon will be ready for next weekend's Basque derby against fourth-placed Real Sociedad, which have scored 37 goals in 28 La Liga matches this season.

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Dani Garcia - Records assist in winGarcia won two of two tackles and assisted a goal in Saturday's 2-1 victory against Espanyol. He also made a block and an interception in the match.

ImpactGarcia set up Inaki Williams' opening goal Saturday for his second assist of the season, his best tally across a single La Liga campaign since 2014/15 while he was with Eibar.

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Gorka Guruzeta - Records assist in winGuruzeta took three shots (one on target) and assisted a goal in Saturday's 2-1 victory against Espanyol. He also won one of one tackles in the match.

ImpactGuruzeta set up Nico Williams' winning goal on Saturday for his first ever assist in La Liga. He has taken 14 total shots across his last five appearances in the league, with one on target in each of those games in that span.

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