Match Pack: Athletic Club vs Sevilla FC (LaLiga MD37)
Match Pack: Athletic Club vs Sevilla FC (LaLiga MD37)
Los Leones take on Sevilla FC in our final home game of the season knowing a win would wrap up fifth place
Athletic Club will host Sevilla FC at San Mames in our last home match of the 2023/24 season. There are just two matches left now and the Lions' goal is to secure fifth place, something which Ernesto Valverde's lads can do with a win over the Andalusian outfit on Sunday evening.
Match Info
Athletic Club vs Sevilla FC
San Mames, Bilbao
LaLiga EA Sports 23/24 (Matchday 37)
Sunday May 19, 19:00 CEST
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Team News
Valverde named a 24-man squad for the clash in Bilbao.
Adu Ares, Oihan Sancet and Gorka Guruzeta are unavailable.
Alex Padilla, Mikel Jauregizar and Aingeru Olabarrieta have been called up from Bilbao Athletic as cover.
Valverde's Comments
The Opponents
Head coach: Quique Sanchez Flores
Top goalscorer: Youssef En-Nesyri
Recent form: WDWLL
Previous Meetings
The Lions have met Sevilla FC a total of 159 times in LaLiga, winning 62 matches, drawing 31 and losing 66. The first clash was a 3-4 loss for Athletic at San Mamés back in 1939/40.
Athletic have a strong home record against Sevilla FC. In 79 top-flight encounters in Bilbao, we've emerged victorious on 50 occasions, drawn 10 matches and lost the other 19.
Athletic have lost three and won two of Sevilla's last five visits to Bilbao.
The Zurigorri picked up a 0-2 win at Estadio Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán back in January, with Mikel Vesga and Aitor Paredes scoring the goals.