Athletic Bilbao v Barcelona L I V E !

Athletic Bilbao face a most difficult test at home in week 11 of La Liga as they play host to the mighty Barcelona. This will be Athletic’s first league match since they were knocked out of the Copa del Rey tournament by 2nd division squad Rayo Vallecano.

Athletic are presently in 8th place of the La Liga table with 16 points from 10 matches. They sit just behind 7th place Sporting de Gijon on goal difference and just ahead of Espanyol by 3 points. Their most recent league match saw them win away to Racing Santander as the Estadio El Sardinero by a score of 0-2. The side managed by Joaquin Caparros are reporting that Iraizoz has resumed normal training this week while Llorente, Toquero and Muniain have yet to do so.

The talented Barcelona are in first place of La Liga with 26 points and hold a slim 1 point lead over 2nd place Real Madrid. The Cules are the only club in the league yet to lose a match and they also lead the league in scoring with 28 goals from their 10 games. In their last match they scored a 4-2 victory over the visiting Mallorca at the Camp Nou. The club has big injury concern at this time as key striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic is listed as doubtful.

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