Mikel San Jose was proud of Athletic Bilbao's 2-0 win against BATE Borisov in the Champions League. "It's mission accomplished!"
Los Leones earned a reprieve into the Europa League knockouts courtesy of their victory over the Belarusians on Wednesday, and the defender felt the result was also the perfect tonic ahead of this weekend's Basque derby with Real Sociedad.
"It was a complete performance," he told reporters after the match. “We were much better than them from the off and fulfilled our objective of finishing third.
"Having been eliminated from the Champions League, the next objective was to finish third and qualify for the Europa League. It's mission accomplished!
"It was a deserved victory and very important to have won in Europe, for our fans and feel good ahead of Sunday's match."
