Unai Simón settles controversy: "It's not a foul by Osambela"

Unai Simón says Osambela's contact with him during Catena's equaliser was not a foul, blaming instead a poor punch clearance by Kike Barja.

Athletic Club nearly secured victory at El Sadar when Nico Williams scored in the 84th minute, but Osasuna equalised in stoppage time through Catena after a scramble in the Athletic box. The goal sparked controversy over a possible obstruction of goalkeeper Unai Simón by Osambela during Catena's shot.

Simón himself defused the debate in an interview with Radioestadio Noche, stating it was not a foul. He acknowledged he initially protested to referee Miguel Sesma out of instinct, but said he would not want the opposing goalkeeper penalised if one of his own forwards had done the same.

Simón instead pointed to a technical error — a poor punch clearance by Kike Barja — as the real cause of the goal, saying there was no point dwelling on it.