Athletic Bilbao-Villarreal is a match from matchday 12 of the Spanish La Liga: where to watch it, the probable formations and the prediction.
ATHLETIC BILBAO – VILLARREAL | Sunday 6:30pm
Setien’s adventure on the Villarreal bench has certainly not started as the coach expected. In a match, the Conference League one, where the result for the hosts counted for nothing anyway, came a draw against Beer Sheva, certainly not a difficult team. But that’s the way it was and it’s water under the bridge. The visitors, who suffered Emery’s resounding decision to drop everyone and fly to Aston Villa in the Premier League, now face an important test against Athletic Bilbao, who certainly have better qualities than the team they faced only three days ago.
It’s not as if the moment is so magical for the hosts. The Valverde-coached side have not won in four games and come into this match after the thrashing they took against Barcelona last week at Camp Nou. But it is not so much this that is worrying, but above all the other results that came before the match against Xavi’s team. In short, two teams that, for different reasons, are not doing very well and that could therefore, also looking at the qualities that will be on the pitch – more or less similar – settle for a draw that would certainly move the league table, but that would not give the turnaround sought and wanted.
Inaki Williams
The Prediction
As we told you earlier, the match between Athletic Bilbao and Villarreal could actually end in a draw. If on the one hand there is a team in crisis, on the other hand there is a club that had to make an unexpected decision on the new coach. In short, it could have been better. But so be it.
Athletic Bilbao-Villarreal matchday squad
- ATHLETIC BILBAO (4-2-3-1): Simon; de Marcos, Alvarez, Martinez, Berchiche; Vesga, Herrera; Williams, Zarraga, Berenguer; Inaki Williams.
- VILLARREAL (4-4-2): Reina; Kiko, Mandi, Albiol, Moreno; Chuckwueze, Parejo, Trigueros, Baena; Pino, Dajnuma.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 1-1
