Earlier today Athletic Club landed in Athens, Greece ahead of their Europa League clash with Panathinaikos. The Lions earned their place int he knock-out round by seeing off Dinamo Bucuresti, but have been drawn with yet another difficult opponent. The most important thing will be getting a good result to take back to the San…
Athletic Club will kickoff their knock-out round of the Europa League in less than 24 hours when they take on Panathinaikos. The Lions have already arrived in Athens, Greece and are ready for what will be a very difficult opponent. Following Wednesday’s final training session, Iker Muniain spoke to the media and admitted that the…
Athletic Club have traveled to Athens, Greece ahead of their Europa League clash with Panathinaikos and are well aware that this will not be an easy opponent. The Greeks are strong, in good form, and don’t often drop points at home. The Lions have dreams of doing something very special in the Europa League this…
The Athletic Club players have officially touched down in Athens, Greece for their Europa League clash with Panathinaikos which will take place on Thursday. The winner of this knock-out will advance tot he group stage of the tournament and the Lions know that they will need a good result to bring back to the San…
When Athletic Club first began preseason training the squad consisted of 30 players. Since then Unai Lopez and Alex Remiro have been loaned to the Segunda, while Javi Eraso was allowed to leave for free to return to Leganes where he expects to compete for a starting role. Despite these three moves the first team…
Aritz Aduriz is still defying Father Time at age 36. The striker has already become one of the best forwards in Athletic Club history, but he is still very much focused on the present and accomplishing more with the Basque giants. Right now the Lions are preparing for Thursday’s Europa League clash with Panathinaikos which…
The most important pillar of Athletic Club’s success is their youth academy, Lezama. While other clubs spend summers signing big names to their first team squads, most of Athletic’s moves come by adding young talent from the Basque Country. Even more important than finding new young footballers is retaining the talent that is already in…
In just two days Athletic Club will be traveling to Athens, Greece for the first leg of their Europa League knock-out tie against Panathinaikos. The Greeks will be a very difficult opponent who is known for their strength at home. Athletic will not only have to overcome their opponents, but also the Apostles Nikolaidis Stadium.…
Julen Guerrero is an Athletic Club legend and a player that fans will never forget. After growing up at Lezama, the midfielder went on to become one of the best to ever play at the San Mamés and even went on to coach at the youth level. Today is a member of the media covering…
Thursday’s Basque Cup final was certainly an interesting affair. Mikel Vesga opened up the scoring against Alaves who responded quickly with a penalty thanks to Ibai Gomez. In the second half Aritz Aduriz pulled the Lions back ahead, but a second penalty saw the score leveled at 2-2. Alaves did have two players sent off…
Thursday’s Basque Cup Final between Athletic Club and Deportivo Alaves was the last friendly of the summer for both clubs. The winner was going to be crowned as the best team in the Basque Country but, technically, the game never ended. Mikel Vesga opened up the scoring before Ibai Gomez equalized through a penalty. Aritz…
Athletic Club will face off with Deportivo Alaves on Saturday in the final of the Basque Country Cup. However, all eyes are fixed on Thursday’s trip to Greece when the Lions will play the first leg of their Europa League knock-out tie against Panathinaikos. Following Friday’s training session, winger Iñaki Williams took the time to…
