Athletic Bilbao-Girona is a match of the twenty-third day of La Liga and is played on Sunday at 14:00: likely formations, predictions, TV and streaming.
At the moment Athletic Bilbao would be out of the Europa zone. But Valverde’s men could get back in if they beat Girona at home, as they are only two points behind the Basque side’s unquestionable target for the season.
A Bilbao side that lost out to Atletico Madrid last weekend, mainly due to the merits of Simeone’s team, who rediscovered the defensive compactness that we had also anticipated. Valverde’s team’s performance, however, was up to the task and now, against Girona, the opportunity is there to return to a victory that could be the fourth in the last six challenges.
Of course, Girona really are one of the surprises of this Spanish season. Twenty-seven points in the standings, five more than the relegation zone, but above all a very important moment of form, one that can be exploited. And to give an idea of what the visitors are experiencing there is no doubt the result that came out last week against Almeria: 6-2, a scoreline with no possibility of appeal, for a team that is also expressing good football.
Will this be enough to stop Athletic Bilbao? Honestly we doubt it, the challenge seems to be well in the favour of the hosts, who have, as we said, a nice and tasty chance to get back into the important areas of the standings.
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The Prediction
A challenge that Athletic must win. And which, above all, they can win. At home, Valverde’s men are fearsome for everyone and will attack from the early stages of the match to put it on the right track. The match therefore seems to have a foregone conclusion, with a victory for the hosts highly likely.
Athletic Bilbao-Girona matchday squad
- ATHLETIC BILBAO (4-2-3-1): Agirrezabala; De Marcos, Paredes, Yeray, Yuri; D Garcia, Vesga; N Williams, Sancet, Muniain; I Williams.
- GIRONA (4-4-2): Gazzaniga; A Martinez, Bueno, Juanpe, Gutierrez; Tsygankov, Romeu, A Garcia, Riquelme; B Garcia, Castellanos.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 3-1
