News | Barcelona seeks revenge on Bilbao after being eliminated from the Spanish Cup

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Barcelona seeks revenge on Bilbao after being eliminated from the Spanish Cup in order to continue the title fight

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League Plus – Athletic Bilbao will host Barcelona at eleven o’clock on Sunday evening, Mecca time, at San Mames Stadium, as part of the twenty-seventh round of the Spanish League.

Barcelona is seeking revenge against Athletic Bilbao, which ousted the Catalan club this season from the quarter-finals of the King’s Cup after defeating it by four goals to two, while the Blaugrana had won in the first round of La Liga with a goal scored by Marc Joyo.

Athletic Bilbao enters the match ecstatic to qualify for the final of the Spanish King’s Cup after winning the semi-final over Atletico Madrid on aggregate with a score of (4-0).

At the beginning of the twenty-seventh round of La Liga, the Basque team is ranked fifth with 49 points, only 3 points behind the closest qualifying positions for the Champions League. Bilbao this season in La Liga has achieved 14 victories and 7 draws against 5 defeats, scoring 46 goals, and conceding 26 times. He has a goal difference of +20.

On the other hand, Barcelona is committed to continuing in the race to compete for the La Liga title, as it enters the twenty-seventh round in third place with 57 points, two points behind Girona, second in the standings, and 8 points behind leaders Real Madrid.

This season in La Liga, the Catalan club achieved 17 victories and 6 draws against 3 defeats. The team scored 56 goals, conceded 34 times, and has a goal difference of +22.

The two teams met 240 times in all competitions, during which Barcelona prevailed with 121 wins, compared to 80 victories for Athletic Bilbao and 39 draws, and the Blaugrana scored 444 goals compared to 334 goals for the Basque club.

The lineup of the two teams is expected to be as follows:

-Athletic Bilbao: Simon, De Marcos, Yeray, Paredes, Leke, Ruiz de Gallarita, Prados, Iñaki Williams, Sunset, Berenguer, Gorozeta.

-Barcelona: Ter Stegen, Kounde, Urago, Iñigo Martinez, Cancelo, De Jong, Christensen, Gundogan, Ravneha, Lewandowski, Pedri.

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