Athletic Bilbao and Seville measure forces in San Mamés on the seventeenth day from La Liga Santander. The Bilbao, ninth in the classification, they want to take advantage of the doubts of a Sevilla team who struggles to keep his second position In the table.
The Sevilla is signing a remarkable campaign in La Liga Santander, but he is going through some doubts in the last days. After tying 2-2 in front of Alaves at Sánchez Pizjuán, played a good game against the leader Real Madrid at Santiago Bernabeu, although he lost by 2-1. On the last day, he won with great suffering at Villarreal for 1-0.
However, the week sevillista has been marked above all by the elimination in the Champions League. The Sevilla fell for 1-0 against him Salzburg last Wednesday and with this he missed a great opportunity to qualify for the round of 16 of the competition, with all the sporting and economic revenue that this entails. Thus, you must now play the Europa League after not achieving one of his main objectives of the season and he needs to get up this weekend from the emotional blow that this implies.
Julen Lopetegui trusts that its staff will once again bring out its quality. Rafa Mir and Lucas Ocampos will act once again as leaders in attack of a sevillista team that is eight points behind the Real Madrid with a less disputed game, although with pressure from Betis, the Atlético de Madrid and the Real society. The defense will once again be the main argument of the Sevilla to take the victory this day, since there have only been eleven goals conceded by the sevillistas so far in league competition. Ivan Rakitic it is low due to accumulation of cards and its absence joins those of the injured Acuña, Lamela, En-Nesyri, Navas or Suso.
The goal is not one of the main virtues of a Athletic Bilbao which also has a great defensive work as the main argument to be ninth with 21 points In the table. Those of Marcelino Garcia ToralHowever, they are not going through a good time, since they have entered a bad dynamic of results that has resulted in five draws and two defeats in the last seven days. Therefore, regaining the path of victory is essential for the ‘lions’ to be hooked on Europe. They are six points from Vallecano Ray, which is sixth.
For this, the Athletic it must be efficient in attack. Just Iñaki Williams and Raúl García, each of them with three goals, stand out slightly in the offensive section this season in the Basque team. The ability of Bilbao to generate goal situations is beyond doubt, as they have been demonstrating this season, but the difficulties in taking advantage of these opportunities are what make the Athletic not further ahead in the rankings. Changing this dynamic is therefore essential for the Basques to take a leap forward.
When do you play Athletic Bilbao – Sevilla?
The game is played Today, Saturday, December 11, at 9:00 p.m.
Where to see Athletic Bilbao – Seville?
The encounter can be seen through Movistar LaLiga (46), platform dial Movistar Plus. You can follow all the information about the match live on the Mundo Deportivo website.