Probable Lineups
4-2-3-1
4-3-3
Probable Lineups Statistical Comparison
* Values in brackets (x) are overall player statistics in Primera Division.
Missing Players
Athletic Club
Real Madrid
Player | Reason | Status | Rating |
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Ander Iturraspe | Out | 6.91 | |
Mikel San José | Out | 7.15 | |
Iago Herrerín | Doubtful | 6.68 |
Player | Reason | Status | Rating |
---|---|---|---|
Sergio Ramos | Out | 7.41 | |
James Rodríguez | Out | 7.85 |
Team News
Athletic Club
Real Madrid
- Carlos Gurpegi should come into defensive midfield for the hosts due to Ander Iturraspe's continued absence and Mikel San Jose's suspension.
- Iago Herrerin is doubtful after picking up a knock in Athletic's Copa del Rey semi-final clash against Espanyol.
- Oscar De Marcos should revert to right-back in order to deal with Real Madrid's pacey wide options, with Benat coming into attacking midfield as a result.
- Luka Modric is in contention to come back into the matchday squad after a lengthy injury absence.
- Pepe, Dani Carvajal and Cristiano Ronaldo should all be fit to play, despite not training with the whole group at times this week.
- Lucas Silva is expected to continue in central midfield, with Carlo Ancelotti unlikely to make many changes.
Good is VARANE.
Bale should be playing on the left wing.
Sell- Illara, Benzema, Bale Buy- Dybala/Lacazatte instead of Benzema, Verratti/Pogba/Rabiot instead of Illara, Hazard for Bale
Faith is believing in something when common sense tells you not to.
Madrid attack needs to be better considering the cost of the attack. People may blame individuals, but i saw many wasted attempts almost like trying too hard to score between them. It's like they don't want each other on the ball sometimes it breaks down at the final pass/shot idk but that's how it appeared to me.
i krey evry tiem
clasico
Casillias BluAhahaHAHahahah
I thought Williams was superb!! He should have been MOTM!
Well done Bilbao, you have showed us that you are qualified for the final match with Barcelona in the Copa Del Rey. Congratulation !
@Xuxibo6793 I don't think winning against a weak madrid without it's greatest stars in san mames Is proving that they can beat barcelona what so ever , I guess you forgot about that 5-2
@Freezeyx, who is missing from Madrid's lineup? Modrid and James, two players make the difference but again Madrid is far better side than Atletico, it's the spirit that won last night.
@Freezeyx finals are different
@Freezeyx I know that, even if they are week, Real is still a top team. I just give them my praise along with my thank because i'm a barcelona supporter
2/13 shots on target for RM :S
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
happiness is seeing real madrid lose :)
@Lucasfernandes You must be a very sad person then.
yessssss comon barca tomorrow win and we are 1st thank you bilbao!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yess Madrid is losin........gonna give a treat to my Madridista friends.....
@Pial You give up that azz too easily.
Benzema OUT >> Morata IN
@fnck_logic you forgot that morata is in juventus
@fnck_logic Bale OUT >> Di María IN
@fnck_logic Marcelo OUT >> Danilo IN (Carvajal to left)
gorka is playing amazing!! great saves so far
That last possession could have equalized the scoreboard. Let's see what happens in the second half.
Defensive positioning was Bilbao's key in the first have. RM can overcome this, let's see what they'll do about it.
aaaaand its done. :D
Illara for me is not Real Madrid material. Its like we are playing with less player. Same goes for Bale, he should be performing much better this year, yet he is poor most of the time.
@Turan I agree about Bale , his gameplay is bland and predictable , force and physicality the only impetus behind his game. If he doesnt step up till end of the season i'd take the 150 million promptly
@Turan Illara keeps on playing the ball back or sideways. Rarely does he pass forward. Same goes for his runs. He never takes the ball and drives the team forward. He takes the easy and safe choice of passing it to Carvajal or Isco. That is hurting the team. Unlike him, Modric who carries the ball forward with speed, passes forward and is not scared of getting involved near the opposition's box, creates danger and contributes much much more. Moreover Illara is 2nd to the ball more often than not, poor at the air and really slow. Yes he can circulate the ball, yes he has good passing but that is not nearly enough. He should be replaced by L.Silva in this game and come summer he should be sold.
@Turan I would say the case with Lucas Silva at the moment is exactly same. No real benefit for the team... But even with the men we have we should be able to play better. For the first 5 minutes of 2nd half, we were playing as we should. Short passing, through balls. But now, same as in first half, Benzema, Ronaldo waiting for through ball which is never going to come. And in positional attack everyone is just waiting for a cross. Depressing.
@Turan He is being misused. This happens when you put a defensive midfielder, a deep lying play maker in the box to box role.
@Sinaj indeed he is being misused but even so he has been underperforming when it matters.
@Turan None of the players you listed nor Kroos are DMs. Illarramendi is a quality DM. Everything you described is lust for a deep-lying AM: no support or stability, reckless, turning the ball over pointlessly, impatience, aggression, over-commitment, etc.
@mt3 I will kindly disagree, Illaramendi is not quality DM, that is why they wont use him there even for relatively easy games, because they dont trust him for an important role that a DM has.
@Turan Illara is quality DM mate.
@soul_snatcher I will have to disagree with you on this one. For me he should only play when Real Madrid are winning and are trying to slow the tempo.
@Turan Ancelotti is smarter than all of us on the internet combined. There's a reason he puts on Arbeloa and Illarramendi in the last 10 minutes of matches with a 1 goal lead. You're too busy watching the ball. Watch Illarramendi instead. You might one day learn something about footy other than who can kick it highest into the stadium seats.
@mt3 well obviously i cant be compared with Ancelotti nor any of the coaches on the bench, not even the goakeepers coach Vecchi. I am expressing my humble personal opinion here and my opinion as an amateur football player is that Illara doesnt contribute to the team the way one would expect. He is slow, he is poor in the air, he rarely drives the ball forward, his 90% pass accuracy is mostly because of his passes to the back and to the sides, most often taking the safe choice. Yes we need those passes to lower the tempo of the game and give time for players to catch their breath....but he does that all the time. He very rarely plays the ball forward to gaps and to players where danger will be created.
Bravoooooooo Bilbao :D
Accadestroyers, never betting on RM again
Only Isco moving the ball near box and rest of the players just going for air balls.. we will never win this game like this.
Who put a bet on a penalty on this game? I wouldn't bet against it Lol!
Is the match delayed?
@BetaV thats what I was thinking mate. When you click on betting it says it's being played.
@FootballFanatic It's ok now. thanks! :)
O que houve? O jogo já começou a tempo, porquê ainda não começaram as estatísticas?
I expect a v entertaining match.anything can happen bt real is firm favourite
I'm surprised there are so many Madrid haters. Pathetic. Really pathetic.
@Sinaj Its just normal presence n u can see barca haters on barca article as well. M just expecting a good match.a crucial tie for madrid.
@Sinaj when you reach a level where your love for club reaches summit and beyond , you'll be oblivious to vitriolic critics and callous , petulant haters.
@Sinaj just be a true fan & support your club to death n beyond
@Sinaj Ignore is the way forward.
@Sinaj You can't , the more you're successful the more haters you get , I mean even though Madrid has a lot of haters , it Has a lot of fans too , the case for everybig team in there ,barca is just the same , ( I'm a barça fan by the way )
@Freezeyx I know. Still it is so pathetic.
Real 2-0
4 3 3 will take R.madrid to the hill
@Dr.Omar.Medicine.79 No, Its taking them to the hell! Mr. Ancelotti its time for a change.
front 3 fail = we fail. i expect them to be diligent. Otherwise they should be untenable rather than sacrosanct. Rest of the team is fine & industrious.
@soul_snatcher you are actually forcing me to learn new words. cheers! ~sacrosanct
@Turan do you think carlo is condoning bbc's form? They certainly aren't functioning well but still their place is unchallengeable.
@soul_snatcher Well if one was to watch our previous matches, it is them (BBC) the reason why we dropped points and are not scoring as many goals as we used to. There were several chances that were not converted and that cost us. To an extent it is normal to go through a phase where they are not performing to their best but if we are to win the League and proceed further on in the Champions League we need BBC back free scoring and scaring opponents.
@Turan BBC needs J.
@commandozap to be honest, i would prefer Isco Kroos Modric James in midfield and Ronaldo with Benzema up front. Bale has not improved since last year, his only tricks in his bag is dribbling past opponents with speed and cutting inside to cross, which again most of the time misses the target. I am dissapointed with his contribution this year.
@Turan Pretty accurate!! ... that 4-4-2 you are saying is when R. Madrid plays it's most delightful football :)
@Turan I'm raptured to reinvigorate the vocabulary monster in you. Salud tomodachi !
i think it'll be 1-1
Real Madrid are playing better lately, its their inaccuracy in front of goal they are paying. I am expecting a good game from both sides with the ball moving up and down the pitch. Its not normal for BBC to miss so many chances and therefore i would expect them to be more accurate this time around and perhaps contribute to a Real win here.
0-3. Real Madrid C.F. will win.
theres so hard to win in San Mames that even Athletic Club have hard time winning in there
@ksaviauk its a shame torino won there
@ksaviauk ahahaha
@ksaviauk LOL!
Athletic bilbao will win
Bilbao is such a massive dissapointment this season and still get a europa spot? Umbrage to Liga.
Carlo is being naive by playing silva instead of silva as i said earlier. He has formed an unhealthy conjecture about illara :- After 265 minutes of playing time (and three starts for Silva), his involvement has been poor and his playing statistics are actually worse than Illarra’s: he supplies on average, nearly less than half on the passes of Illara, has a poorer pass accuracy rate, recovers less balls per minute and concedes possession more often. PLAY ILLARA!!!!!!
@commandozap I saw Silvas on the pitch but I didn't see him play
@jesper he is not precocious .
Isco was taken off to avoid a defeat from leaky mid , its surprising many people couldnt get it. Vietto almost scored but iker saved us.
1-4 or maybe 0-2.
Bilbao 1-3 Real Madrid
Athletic Bilbao 0-1 Real Madrid
@Mr.Parker Pretty close. Nice predictions. :D
@Mr.Parker Where do you get your predictions from?..link me up man
The triangle of the two wings susaeta and muniain with the head of the triangle A.aduriz is highly effective and dangerous and may make a lot of problems to R.madrid defence if they are weak ... also the back laporte of athletic club is one of the best in la liga this season...
@Dr.Omar.Medicine.79 difficult match for both but I suspect Drawing 1-1 like the previous season.
1-1 or 1-3 to real madrid ...
@Dr.Omar.Medicine.79 79 winning la liga is not easy , anything can happen here.
@Dr.Omar.Medicine.79 I think if you add 2-1 for Athletic, you'll pretty much cover all possibilities :)
@wsamara really you make me laugh :)))
athletic can manage a win here if they play good and if not at least a draw.so my prediction is 1-2 or 2-2 to bilbou
Won't be easy, but Real Madrid will take the win, both teams to score