Athletic Club played their final friendly of the preseason on Sunday against Augsburg. After facing off with Hannover just 24 hours earlier, Eduardo Berizzo opted for an almost completely different lineup. Alex Remiro and Unai Nuñez were the only two players that stayed in the starting eleven. Like the match against Hannover the Lions dominated possession, but this time they
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Athletic played their penultimate friendly of the preseason in Germany against Hannover in what would prove to be a difficult match for the Lions. Eduardo Berizzo’s lineup was slightly changed from the one that started the Basque Cup final against Real Sociedad last week. With Kepa gone and Iago Herrerín injured, Alex Remiro defended the sticks and Raúl García acted
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Athletic Club competed in the second installment of the Euskal Herria Txapela (Basque Country Cup) on Saturday in what promised to be a great game against rivals Real Sociedad. Manager Eduardo Berizzo brought a very strong squad and started what could arguably be the same lineup he will feature in the first La Liga game of the year. Although still
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Athletic Club ended their training trip to Holland on Saturday by competing in the Traditions Cup in Germany. The preseason tournament also featured Fulham, Fiorentina, and host side Duisburg. Seeing as how the matches were only 45 minutes long it was a bit unconventional, but the Lions were hoping for a good showing and the chance to continue growing under
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Athletic played their third friendly of the summer on Wednesday while away training in Holland. The Lions faced off with Eredivisie side ADO Den Haag in a match behind closed doors that also featured torrential rain throughout most of the game. Eduardo Berizzo elected to start a very strong lineup and the Basques were in control from the first whistle
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There were plenty of expectations going into the second friendly of the preseason after Athletic beat Amorebieta 3-0. This time Eduardo Berizzo called up the stars that he had left behind in the first match and fans were anxious to see how they would do in the new system. At the start of the game both sides were taking it
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Athletic are coming off of an impressive 3-0 win over Amorebieta in their first friendly of the preseason and are looking to build on the momentum. The Lions will be facing off with local Basque club, Barakaldo, on Sunday at Lesesarre and expectations are even higher. Eduardo Berizzo left behind several key players in the previous match, but has called
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Athletic Club played their first preseason friendly of the summer on Thursday against local Basque club, Amorebieta. It was also the first match under new manager Eduardo Berizzo who has brought hope and expectation back to the San Mamés. Goals from Unai López, Peru Nolaskoain, and Oihan Sancet saw the Lions cruise to a 3-0 victory at Urritxe. The Eduardo Berizzo system was
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With nearly two weeks of preseason training in the books, Athletic will finally take the field on Thursday for their first friendly of the summer. The Lions will be facing off with local Basque club, Amorebieta, in what will serve as an opening test for Eduardo Berizzo’s team. The manager has called up 23 players for the match, choosing to
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Athletic played their final game of the season on Sunday in what could only be seen as a relief after such a disappointing campaign. Safe from relegation but not able to qualify for Europe, the Lions only had pride left to play for and wanted to finish the year with a strong showing at the San Mamés. Kuko Ziganda had
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