Bilbao Athletic’s match against Logroñés on Saturday was full of storylines. Peru Nolaskoain started for the Katxorros who were looking to keep their Lezama unbeaten streak alive with their last defeat coming 412 days ago to, you guess it, Logroñés. After suffering their first defeat of the season last weekend to Real Oviedo B, Gaizka Garitano’s side were looking to
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Friday’s Basque Derby between Athletic Club and Real Sociedad was exactly what you would expect it to be. The match had intensity, passion, drama, and goals. With the Lions playing at home in front of their own fans, not to mention their pressing style of football, Athletic went on the offensive to start the game and there was very little
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The Basque Derby is finally here. It’s been marked on everyone’s calendars since the schedule was first released and on Friday Athletic Club will welcome rivals Real Sociedad to the San Mamés. With just one point separating these two in the La Liga table this match promises to be full of intensity and emotion with both sides not accepting anything
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Coming off of a disappointing loss to Villarreal, Athletic Club were eager to put on a good display against Barcelona on Saturday. The Camp Nou may be a formidable stadium, but the Lions were unafraid and looked to put their game plan into effect from the opening whistle. Despite having far less possession the Basques did enjoy the first few
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Athletic Club looked quite different on Wednesday when they hosted Villarreal at the San Mamés. After a demanding game against Real Betis over the weekend and a difficult matchup with Barcelona in just a few days, Eduardo Berizzo rotated his squad which definitely affected things to start the game. The Lions struggled to string passes together and gave away possession
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The La Liga season is starting to pick up and on Wednesday Athletic will be playing their fifth game of the year. After two demanding matches against Real Madrid and Real Betis the Lions will now host Villarreal at the San Mamés in what promises to be yet another exciting fixture. Can the Basques keep their unbeaten streak alive? If
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Athletic were looking to build on their momentum following last weekend’s great performance against Real Madrid and found themselves playing their first away game of the season on Sunday against Real Betis. The players had made it clear leading up to the match that there would be no excuse to not continue playing their same rhythm and they came out
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For the first time this season Athletic Club will be playing a game on the road. The Lions have already traveled to Seville and will be facing off with Real Betis on Sunday in one of the most anticipated matches of the La Liga weekend. After a strong start to the season the Basques are looking to build on their
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It’s been almost 400 days since Bilbao Athletic last lost a game at home. The Katxorros has been dominant for over a year now and have started the new season in terrific form as well. Gaizka Garitano’s side is unbeaten through the first four games and looked to keep that streak alive on Saturday when they welcomed visitors Gernika Club
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After a 19 day break Athletic were finally back in action on Saturday when they hosted Real Madrid at the San Mamés. As usual, the match promised fireworks and intensity and the two clubs did not disappoint. Players like Iker Muniain and Dani García were confident going into the game that they would be able to push their visitors and
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