{"id":1289,"date":"2026-09-05T05:47:29","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T05:47:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportbulletin.top\/?p=1289"},"modified":"2026-09-05T05:47:29","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T05:47:29","slug":"athletic-club-vs-atletico-madrid-match-preview-and-team-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportbulletin.top\/?p=1289","title":{"rendered":"Athletic Club vs Atletico Madrid \u2013 Match preview and team news"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Atl\u00e9tico Madrid meets Athletic Club<\/strong> in their Matchday 4 encounter of La Liga<\/a> on Saturday at the Estadio de San Mam\u00e9s.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Diego Simeone\u2019s men will look to continue their unbeaten start to the season and add another three points to their tally.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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  1. Date: Saturday, 5th September.<\/li>\n
  2. Kick-off: 3:15pm BST.<\/li>\n
  3. Venue: Estadio de San Mam\u00e9s, Bilbao.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Athletic Club team news<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
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    Athletic Club faces significant selection headaches ahead of this clash, heavily impacting their defensive stability and midfield depth.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    Manager Edin Terzi\u0107 will definitely be without Unai Egiluz, who remains sidelined long-term with an ACL injury.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    Midfielder Peio Canales is also ruled out with a muscle injury and isn\u2019t expected back until late September.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    Further complicating matters, key defenders Dani Vivian and Be\u00f1at Prados are major doubts after picking up groin and thigh issues, respectively.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    On a more positive note, star winger Nico Williams is fit enough to make the matchday squad. However, because he is still building back his match sharpness, he is expected to start on the bench rather than in the opening lineup.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

    Atletico Madrid team news<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
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    Diego Simeone\u2019s Atl\u00e9tico Madrid squad travels to Bilbao in relatively good health, boosted by the resolution of a major summer transfer saga.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    Star forward Juli\u00e1n \u00c1lvarez is officially back in the travelling squad; despite missing recent training sessions due to an illness and heavy transfer speculation linking him to Barcelona, the Argentine trained fully this week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    The visitors will, however, be without striker Alexander S\u00f8rloth, who continues to recover from a mid-August muscle injury, alongside midfielder Obed Vargas.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    On the bright side, late-window loan signing Jonathan David has been included in the squad and could make his debut.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    Additionally, robust centre-back Robin Le Normand is set to return straight to the starting defensive unit after serving his suspension.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

    Form<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n

    Athletic Club<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
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    Athletic Club has endured a challenging and inconsistent opening to their La Liga campaign under new manager Edin Terzi\u0107. Los Leones<\/a> sit in 13th place, having managed just one victory alongside two defeats from their first three league matches. After sufferring consecutive losses against FC Barcelona (2-0) and Sevilla FC (3-1), they finally bounced back in their most recent outing, securing a vital 2-0 away win against RC Celta de Vigo.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

    Atletico Madrid<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
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    Atl\u00e9tico Madrid enters the clash in excellent form, sitting comfortably in fourth place after going unbeaten through their opening three fixtures. Diego Simeone\u2019s revamped side has accumulated seven points, netting seven goals while conceding just three. Their domestic campaign kicked off with a 2-0 win over M\u00e1laga CF and a 2-2 draw with Villarreal CF, capped off by an impressive 3-1 away victory against Sevilla FC in their latest match.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

    Predicted lineups<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
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    Athletic Club:<\/strong> Simon; Areso, Paredes, Laporte, Berchiche; Ruiz de Galarreta, Gerenabarrena; Navarro, Sancet, Berenguer; I Williams<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    Atletico Madrid:<\/strong> Oblak; Llorente, Hancko, Pubill, Grimaldo; Barrios, Hjulmand; Simeone, Kang-in, Lookman; Baena<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

    How to watch\u00a0Athletic Club vs Atletico Madrid?<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
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    You can watch the Athletic Club vs. Atl\u00e9tico Madrid match live in the UK on LALIGATV.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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