Athletic Bilbao-Real Madrid is a match from the first day of La Liga and is played Saturday at 9:30 pm: likely lineups, predictions, TV and streaming.
Worse debut, perhaps, for Real Madrid, there could not have been. The team of Carlo Ancelotti, in his last year on the Madrid bench before his move to Brazil’s, will go to play on one of the toughest fields in Spanish La Liga, that of Bilbao. In their last friendly match, the Basques, drew against Manchester United and were only caught in full recovery. In short, they have already shown that they have an acceptable state of form. And this for the Blancos could definitely be a problem.
At home Madrid it will be the first season without Karim Benzema, who has decided to say goodbye and leave to play in Saudi Arabia. Guler, the Turkish jewel, got injured and will be with us for a while longer, while all eyes now are on the possible arrival of Mbappé, who has broken with Psg and so may also be catching a plane to Spain in the coming days. The head then may be turned more to the market than to the league. But this Ancelotti cannot afford if he wants to leave winning at least one trophy, and especially if he wants to return to winning La Liga by ousting from the throne the Barcelona that snatched the scepter last year. Getting off on the right foot would be ideal. But the challenge is difficult and then we know very well that we are still in August, so anything can really happen.
Nico Williams
The prediction
The match, at least one goal per team, should give it away, all the more so after the injury of the starting goalkeeper Courtois. And on this there is no doubt for the moment especially since Madrid, at the back, in the preseason friendlies, showed that they still have their mechanisms not well oiled. Look out, finally, for the possibility of a draw. Yes, this is the result that could really come out.
The probable lineups of Athletic Bilbao-Real Madrid
- ATHLETIC BILBAO (4-2-3-1): Simon; de Marcos, Vivian, Paredes, Lekue; Vesga, de Gallareta; Nico Williams, Sancet, Muniain; Inaki Williams.
- REAL MADRID (4-3-1-2): Lunin; Vazquez, Rudiger, Fernandez, Garcia; Modric, Kroos, Camavinga; Bellingham; Joselu, Vinicius.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 1-1
