The blow was very hard to take. But now the Europa League is over. Valverde knows this too, and he has no intention of going to Manchester and overturning last Thursday’s 3-0 defeat. So it’s better to focus on the league and defend fourth place in the standings, which would mean Champions League football, as we all know.
Going to get a result at Sociedad, however, is difficult. The hosts are still fighting for a European place, even if it has become complicated after their defeat in the last round. Complicated, but not impossible, given that there are still five games to go and there are a lot of points up for grabs.
That said, also due to the weekly commitments and not really having any idea who could prevail in this match, we are choosing the more complicated option, but certainly the one that seems safest at the moment. Which one? We’ll tell you below.
Odds comparison
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The prediction
In a match with at least one goal per team, a point each could leave everyone, or almost everyone, happy. Especially Bilbao, who would move closer to the possibility of playing in the Champions League next year.
Probable line-ups for Real Sociedad-Athletic Bilbao
REAL SOCIEDAD (4-1-4-1): Remiro; Arambarru, Martin, Pacheco, Lopez; Zubimendi; Kubo, Marin, Mendez, Gomez; Oyazarbal.
ATHLETIC BILBAO (4-2-3-1): Simon; de Marcos, Vivian, Alvarez, Berniche; Jaurigezar, Ruiz de Galarreta; Williams, Sancet, Berenguer; Sannadi.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 1-1