Athletic Bilbao-Barcelona is a match valid for the 27th day of La Liga and is played Sunday at 9 p.m.: TV, formations and predictions
Destroyed Atletico Madrid in the King’s Cup. A sumptuous game. Valverde’s team won both in the first leg and in the return against Simeone’s team in the doubleheader in the semifinal of the Spanish event, gaining access to the last act against Mallorca. A genuine show of strength, and now the goal is to lift the trophy to the sky. The Basques over the years have shown they really know how to do it in this aspect.
And the La Liga standings also show us that Inaki Williams and his teammates are having a great season: fifth in the standings only three lengths away from fourth place, which would, of course, guarantee access to the next Champions League. It’s too bad that now comes Barcelona, who did not play during the week and who last weekend, against Getafe, showed some important signs of awakening compared to what were their last exits.
They are aiming for second place for the Catalans, who have not lost in the season for more than a month when Villarreal came through at the Olimpico. And since the match against Napoli in the return leg of the round of 16 is, still, a week away, we can safely say that Barcelona is preparing for this match in the best possible way. But from here to say it can win it is a long way off.
The prediction
In a match that should give at least one goal per team-and there can be little argument about that-let’s say that the most likely result is a draw. Hard to think Bilbao can pull off a double feat in a few days, hard for this year’s Barcelona to impose itself on one of the toughest fields in the league. Yes, X seems the most logical “solution” to us.
The probable lineups of Athletic Bilbao-Barcelona
ATHLETIC BILBAO (4-2-3-1): Agirezzabala; de Marcos, Vivian, Paredes, Lekue; Ruiz, Prados Diaz; Inaki Williams, Sance, Nico Williams; Guruzeta.
BARCELONA (4-3-3): ter Stegen; Kounde, Araujo, Cubarsi, Cancelo; de Jong, Christensen, Gundogan; Raphinha, Lewandowski, Joao Felix.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 1-1
