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…
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’s last true friendly of the summer saw them take on Liverpool in Dublin, Ireland. Roberto Firmino opened up the scoring in the 20th minute thanks to a penalty, but Iñaki Williams was able to equalize before the break. Second half goals from Woodburn and Solanke saw Liverpool through to a 3-1 victory but…
After defeating Dinamo Bucuresti 4-1 on aggregate, Athletic Club will shift back into preseason friendly mode. On Saturday they will take on Liverpool in Dublin, Ireland in a match organized by New Balance. While both clubs will be missing some key players, the contest should still be very competitive and entertaining. Fans of both clubs…
Athletic Club knew that they needed a strong performance at home if they were to defeat Dinamo Bucuresti and advance to the next round of the Europa League. The Lions got off to a strong start thanks to two goals from Raúl García within the first 30 minutes. From there the Basques had complete control…
Athletic Club will host Dinamo Bucuresti on Thursday at the San Mamés in the return leg of their Europa League qualifier. After a 1-1 draw in Romania, the Lions need a very strong showing if they are going to advance to the next round. The return of Iñaki Williams should help tilt things in Athletic’s…
After a 1-1 draw against Dinamo Bucuresti on Thursday, Athletic Club had to get back into preseason mode when they took on Reus in a friendly on Saturday. Kuko Ziganda left out most of his major players from the Europa League clash, but was still able to field a very strong team. Goals from Mikel…
