Following on from their success against Las Palmas at the weekend, Athletic Club have made it back-to-back victories in La Liga with a comfortable 2-0 victory over Leganes on Thursday evening.
Athletic Bilbao takes on CD Leganes on the road on Thursday, with both teams currently in the bottom half of the table in LaLiga. We provide our prediction for this matchup in the article below.
Straight after playing a key role in Spain’s Euro 2024 success during the summer, Unai Simon underwent surgery to repair a troubling wrist injury – this has meant that he will almost certainly miss the entirety of the first half of the 2024-25 season.
Barcelona were hit with a setback on Tuesday, with Fermin Lopez being ruled out for another month. The 21-year-old had only returned to training that day after two weeks out with a thigh tear.
Barcelona’s sporting director, Deco, has opened up about the club’s plans for some of its top talents.
Nico Williams is looking to build on his La Liga goal tally in the 2024/25 season. The Spain international opted against a summer move away from Athletic Club with Barcelona tracking him after his Euro 2024 title win.
Barcelona escaped conceding a penalty in their La Liga win over Girona after a VAR intervention. Was it the correct call?
Barcelona were very active during the summer transfer window, although they would only make one first team signing: Dani Olmo. Numerous players were sold, among them was Mikayil Faye, who ended up joining Stade Rennais on a permanent basis.
Barcelona return to La Liga action at Girona tomorrow in a key clash for Hansi Flick. The former Bayern Munich head coach has enjoyed a superb start to life in charge in Catalonia with four successive league wins.
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Barcelona teenage sensation Lamine Yamal recently admitted that reaching to levels of club legend Lionel Messi would be impossible for him, and deemed
Barcelona Sporting Director Deco has hinted that while he was not going to opine on Nico Williams not joining the club, he may have held talks with his agent this summer.
Barcelona prodigy Lamine Yamal recently stated his intention to never leave the Catalan club in his footballing career, while also hoping to become a future club legend.
Lamine Yamal is already one of the most well-renowned footballers on the planet, despite having only turned 17 in July. His performances on the pitch have been spectacular in the last 12 months, and the scary thing is that he will only continue to get better and better as the years go on.
It’s not been an easy start to the season for Athletic Club, with only four points from their opening four matches. Defence has been a problem for Los Leones, with Ernesto Valverde having been without first-choice centre-back Aitor Paredes since MD1 – now, his replacement has been struck down with an injury.
Athletic Club’s Nico Williams was one of the biggest stars of the summer, not only for his displays at Euro 2024 with Spain, but the winger was also a target for some of Europe’s biggest clubs during the latest transfer window.
Manchester United signed Andre Onana last year and the goalkeeper has been disappointing at the club. The Red Devils signed the former Ajax goalkeeper due to his ball playing ability that fits the philosophy of manager Erik ten Hag.
Athletic Club mark their return to La Liga action on Sunday. Ernesto Valverde’s side visit Las Palmas with the intention of bouncing back from the late defeat to Atletico Madrid pre-international break.
Barcelona spent most of their summer dreaming of signing Nico Williams by all accounts, but Sporting Director Deco was quizzed this week on why exactly they did not manage to bring in the Basque winger.
While there was the usual deluge of rumours that have followed the 27-year-old for the last three transfer windows, at the very least in Raphinha’s mind, there was no doubt that he would be at Barcelona this season.
For the vast majority of the 2024 summer transfer window, Barcelona were pursuing Nico Williams. A winger was being sought by the Catalans, and the 22-year-old was the clear choice.
Athletic Club's talent is cultivated locally and this could be a big factor as to whether Nico Williams sets his sights elsewhere.
At the tender age of 17 years, Lamine Yamal has been making ripples already after his successful campaign in the Euro 2024 where he partnered exceedingly well with Nico Williams to propel Spain to the championship for a staggering fourth time.
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