Athletic Bilbao News

Athletic Bilbao missed the chance to move into a Champions League place in La Liga when losing Javi Martinez to a red card and being defeated 2-1 at Real Betis.

The Catalans will take on Bilbao in the showpiece event, which has raised alarm bells in the capital as the national anthem was booed when the two sides met in the 2009 decider Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola has admitted that he can understand why Real Madrid are unwilling to hand over the Santiago Bernabeu for this year's Copa del Rey final.

Real Betis manager Pepe Mel has suggested he will make a raft of changes in an attempt to return to winning ways against Athletic Bilbao this weekend.

Espanyol and Athletic Bilbao are both looking for wins to leap into the Spanish league's Champions League places this weekend and overtake struggling Levante, which visits leader Real Madrid.

There was all to play for with the tie finely balanced at 1-1 heading into Wednesday night's second leg at the Nou Camp, and the hosts needed only 16 minutes to take the lead through a neat finish from Fabregas.

Athletic Bilbao ended tiny Mirandes's remarkable run with a ruthless 6-2 win in their King's Cup semifinal second leg on Tuesday to set up a final with either Barcelona or Valencia.

Barcelona set up a King's Cup final against Athletic Bilbao when Cesc Fabregas scored one goal and created another for Xavi in a 2-0 win over 10-man Valencia in their semifinal second leg on Wednesday.

Celtic recorded a 13th straight SPL win by shredding Hearts 4-0 to restore their four-point lead over Rangers at the top of the table.

Great Britain's hockey men came from behind to level their three-match Test series against South Africa with a 3-1 victory in Stellenbosch.

Very few managers would regard a 3-3 draw away from home having trailed 3-0 as two points dropped.

Athletic Bilbao 6-2 Mirandes : Llorente strikes double as Basque side cruise into Copa del Rey final A goal-fest at San Mames ended in victory for the red and whites as they swept aside the erratic third tier outfit to book their spot in the showpiece final Athletic Bilbao are into the final of the Copa Del Rey after a comfortable 62 win over ... (more)

Athletic Bilbao advanced to the final of the Copa del Rey with a 6-2 rout of Mirandes on Tuesday, bringing an emphatic end to the third-tier club's historic run.

Lokomotiv Moscow's Europa League match against Athletic Bilbao next week has been moved to the Luzhniki stadium because of the cold, club president Olga Smorodskaya told RIA Novosti on Tuesday.

Athletic Bilbao midfielder Oscar de Marcos says his side will respect Mirandes in the second leg of their Copa del Rey semi-final on Tuesday.

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La Liga Round 22 Results: Juan Albin nets injury-time equaliser as Espanyol rescue a thrilling draw against Athletic Bilbao Jose Molina's Villarreal surprisingly defeated Sevilla, as Levante continue to stutter in their pursuit of a Champions League spot after being held by Racing at home Athletic Bilbao , Atletico Madrid , Betis , Espanyol , FC ... (more)

Atheltic Bilbao and Espanyol are both in the hunt for a Champions League spot as we enter the second half of the season.

Even if Barcelona beats Real Madrid when the two meet again at Camp Nou, the title is Madrid's to lose.

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