Iñaki Williams' unblemished run of 236 league games in a row is in danger after the striker went off injured against Cádiz, but don't take it for granted that his impressive run of games will be cut short against Espanyol.

The rojiblanco was injured in the 53rd minute in a duel with Arzamendia. 

The cumbersome ice bandage that was applied by the club's medical team set off alarms about the physical condition of the scorer of the first goal for the lions at the Athletic exhibition in Nuevo Mirandilla.

The medical report issued this Tuesday confirmed that the Black Stars new boy suffered a "sprain in the external lateral ligament of his right ankle" and leaves the attacker racing against time to recover in time for their clash against Espanyol.

It is still news that the oldest of the Williams brothers is injured.

At 28 years old, and almost eight years after his debut in the elite division, the player has never suffered any injury or miss a game.

The first time that the Bilbao-born Ghanaian was forced to be absent from the 'green' was during the summer tour in the United States of the 2015 preseason, in the second stage of Ernesto Valverde.

On July 18, in a friendly match against the Mexican team Xolos de Tijuana, the then U21 Spanish international suffered a grade II muscle injury in his right hamstring, a misfortune that forced him to miss the Super Cup won against Barcelona before reappearing and playing in the last qualifying round of the Europa League against Zilina.

In the first leg, played on August 20 in Slovakia, he only spent eight minutes on the pitch, between 74 and 82.

Aware of the seriousness of his injury, he did not force his return and was absent from the first five days of the League.

He came back in 40 days.