Athletic Bilbao 2016-2017This week’s roundup also features a 44-year-old goalkeeper’s last-gasp goal, a Russian Cup final brawl and some Giro d’Italia memories 1) Roma legend Francesco Totti finally confirmed his retirement this week at the age of 40 and after 600 appearances for the Serie A club. Here’s a look back at…
Guardian » 2dCelta Vigo made changes with Thursday's Europa League semi-final against Manchester United in mind and fell to a 3-0 defeat against Athletic Bilbao.
SkySports.com » 5dRaul Garcia's winner in the fourth minute of stoppage time strengthened Athletic Bilbao's Europa League bid and earned them a 1-0 Basque derby victory over Eibar.
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From Nasser Hussain’s farewell century to Rocky Marciano’s perfect legacy and Eric Cantona’s lack of doubt, we salute six triumphant farewells The decision had already been made when Nasser Hussain went out for his final Test innings. An international career that spanned 14 years had seen him…
Guardian » 16dThis week’s roundup also features stunning running rugby, Harry Redknapp’s stories, and Andy Murray teaching Roger Federer how to backhand slice 1) Tony Adams caught the eye last week with his novel approach to getting his message across to his Granada players in his first training session as…
Guardian » 16dBARCELONA manager target Ernesto Valverde has reportedly decided to leave Athletic Bilbao at the end of the season.
Daily Express » 17dLIVERPOOL have been keeping tabs on Athletic Bilbao’s Inaki Williams.
Daily Express » 17dARSENAL have reportedly enquired with Athletic Bilbao boss Ernesto Valverde over his availability.
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Spain Primera Division
| Home | Away | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | GD | Pt | Res | Res | |||
| 1 | Barcelona | 35 | +71 | 81 | L0-1 | L0-3 | |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 34 | +53 | 81 | L1-2 | L1-2 | |
| 3 | Atletico Madrid | 36 | +41 | 74 | D2-2 | 21.05 | |
| 4 | Seville | 36 | +18 | 69 | W3-1 | L0-1 | |
| 5 | Villarreal | 35 | +24 | 63 | W1-0 | L1-3 | |
| 6 | Athletic Bilbao | 35 | +13 | 62 | |||
| 7 | Real Sociedad | 36 | +6 | 62 | W3-2 | W2-0 | |
| 8 | Eibar | 36 | +8 | 54 | W3-1 | W1-0 | |
| 9 | Espanyol | 35 | -2 | 50 | W2-0 | D0-0 | |
| 10 | Alaves | 35 | -5 | 48 | D0-0 | 07.05 | |
| 11 | Celta Vigo | 34 | -8 | 44 | W2-1 | W3-0 | |
| 12 | Malaga | 35 | -7 | 42 | W1-0 | L1-2 | |
| 13 | Valencia | 35 | -11 | 40 | W2-1 | L0-2 | |
| 14 | Las Palmas | 36 | -15 | 39 | W5-1 | L1-3 | |
| 15 | Real Betis | 34 | -19 | 36 | W2-1 | L0-1 | |
| 16 | Deportivo La Coruna | 34 | -20 | 31 | W2-1 | W1-0 | |
| 17 | Leganes | 35 | -23 | 30 | 14.05 | D0-0 | |
| 18 | Sporting Gijon | 36 | -31 | 27 | W2-1 | L1-2 | |
| 19 | Granada | 35 | -46 | 20 | W3-1 | W2-1 | |
| 20 | Osasuna | 35 | -47 | 19 | D1-1 | W2-1 | |
| Athletic Bilbao | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Index & Trend | 935 | +10 | |
| Full | Home | Away | |
| League Record | |||
| Rank | 6th | 4th | 9th |
| Played | 35 | 18 | 17 |
| Won | 19 | 13 | 6 |
| Drawn | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Lost | 11 | 2 | 9 |
| Form (6 games) | |||
| Rank | 2nd | 2nd | 4th |
| Record (W-D-L) | 5-0-1 | 5-0-1 | 4-0-2 |
| Goals (F-A) | 14-5 | 14-5 | 9-5 |
| Attack | |||
| Rank | 8th | 4th | 14th |
| Goals scored | 51 | 35 | 16 |
| Failed to score | 8 | 2 | 6 |
| Since failing to score | 10 | 9 | 5 |
| Defence | |||
| Rank | 4th | 4th | 5th |
| Goals conceded | 38 | 17 | 21 |
| Clean sheets | 10 | 4 | 6 |
| Current clean sheets | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Goal Difference | |||
| Rank | 6th | 4th | 9th |
| Goal difference | +13 | +18 | -5 |
| Goal Total | |||
| Rank | 16th | 10th | 19th |
| Goal total | 89 | 52 | 37 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 21 | 12 | 9 |
| Under 2.5 goals | 14 | 6 | 8 |
| Sequence Summary | |||
| Full | won last 4 | ||
| Home | won last 3 | ||
| Away | won last 2 | ||
| Season Longest Sequences | |||
| W-D-L | 4-3-2 | 4-2-1 | 2-1-3 |
| w/o Loss-w/o Win | 5-3 | 13-2 | 2-9 |
| Score Distribution | |||
| Most common |
W2-1 |
W2-1 |
L1-2 |
| Occurence | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| Athletic Bilbao | |||
| Athletic Bilbao | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | LCI | Opponents | V | Res |
| 07.05.2017 | L | Alaves | a | |
| 14.05.2017 | L | Leganes | h | |
| 21.05.2017 | L | Atletico Madrid | a | |
| Competition | Position / Round | P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spanish Primera Division | 6th | 35 | 19 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 51 | 38 | +13 | .608 |
| UEFA Europa League | - | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | -1 | .563 |
| TOTAL | 41 | 22 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 61 | 49 | +12 | .605 | |
