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When Atletico Madrid visits Athletic Bilbao on Saturday, they’ll be looking to consolidate their hold on a position in the top 4 of La Liga.
Atletico Madrid comes into this game fresh from defeating Lazio 2-0 within the Champions League to guarantee their place in the competition’s round of 16 as Group E victors. Last weekend, Simeone’s team triumphed over Almeria in the Spanish league as well. The hosts gave a lackluster display and only managed goals from Alvaro Morata and Angel Correa. The Red and Whites have played 15 league matches this season, winning 11, drawing 1, and losing 3. With 34 points, they are currently ranked 3rd in the standings, just 7 points below Girona at the top, but they’ve got a match in hand and will feel that they may contend for the championship this term. Despite this, Atletico’s away performance this season has been inconsistent; they have lost three league games when traveling, to Valencia, Las Palmas, and Barcelona. Given the absences of Vitolo, Thomas Lemar, and Pablo Barrios, Atletico has no further injury worries.
The terrible death of a fan inside the stadium caused the match between Athletic and Granada to be delayed after the 17th minute, which is when the game began on Sunday and ended on Monday. With Inaki Williams scoring the game’s first goal in the 6th minute of play, the visitors led 1-0 at the time. When play restarted on Monday in the eighteenth minute, Granada was able to share the victory thanks to an own goal by Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta shortly into the second half. Ernesto Valverde’s team now sits 5th in the standings with 29 points. The Lions trail both third-place Atletico and fourth-place Barcelona by 5 points, but Diego Simeone’s team still has an extra match to play in the league. For the home team, Mikel Veska is absent. Additionally unavailable are Malcom Adu and Yeray Alvarez.
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Athletic vs Atletico Game Information
- Date: 12/16/2023
- Time: 10:15 PM ET
- Location: San Mamés.
- How to Watch Athletic vs Atletico: ESPN+
- Live Stream: fubo.tv
