Two clubs in the top four of the Spanish Liga table will do battle today in a league match between Athletic Bilbao and Atletico Madrid. The first-division clash scheduled for 3 p.m. ET will be held at the San Mamés Stadium in Bilbao and can be live streamed here free.
Favorable results pushed Atletico Madrid back to the top of the Spanish Liga table. With just a one-point lead, however, manager Diego Simeone isn't taking anything for granted. He understands that the two Spanish powers chasing his men won't bow out gently (h/t to Goal). "[Real] Madrid and Barca will fight until the very end," Simeone said. "There are a lot of arguments in their favor. We look at our work and I always tell the players that we depend on ourselves," he added.
"That's how it'll be until the end of the season, whether it goes good or bad."
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Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Athletic Bilbao's Aritz Aduriz has made the most of his 20 league appearances this season. The 33-year-old striker has 11 goals seven assists entering today's match.
Athletic Bilbao's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Iraizoz; Balenziaga, José, Laporte, Iraola; Iturraspe, Rico; Muniain, Susaeta, Marcos; Aduriz
Atletico Madrid's Projected Lineup (4-4-2): Courtois; Luis, Miranda, Godin, Juanfran; Turan, Gabi, Suárez, Koke; Garcia, Costa
Spanish League Table
|
Rnk |
Team |
MP |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
+/- |
Pts |
|||
|
1 |
Atlético Madrid |
30 |
23 |
4 |
3 |
67 |
21 |
46 |
73 |
|||
|
2 |
FC Barcelona |
30 |
23 |
3 |
4 |
88 |
25 |
63 |
72 |
|||
|
3 |
Real Madrid |
30 |
22 |
4 |
4 |
81 |
32 |
49 |
70 |
|||
|
4 |
Athletic Club |
30 |
16 |
8 |
6 |
52 |
32 |
20 |
56 |
|||
|
5 |
Sevilla FC |
30 |
14 |
8 |
8 |
55 |
45 |
10 |
50 |
|||
|
6 |
Real Sociedad |
30 |
14 |
7 |
9 |
53 |
43 |
10 |
49 |
|||
|
7 |
Villarreal CF |
30 |
14 |
6 |
10 |
50 |
36 |
14 |
48 |
|||
|
8 |
RCD Espanyol |
30 |
11 |
7 |
12 |
34 |
35 |
-1 |
40 |
|||
|
9 |
Valencia CF |
30 |
11 |
7 |
12 |
43 |
42 |
1 |
40 |
|||
|
10 |
Levante UD |
30 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
27 |
38 |
-11 |
37 |
|||
|
11 |
Granada CF |
30 |
10 |
4 |
16 |
28 |
40 |
-12 |
34 |
|||
|
12 |
Celta de Vigo |
30 |
9 |
6 |
15 |
33 |
44 |
-11 |
33 |
|||
|
13 |
Rayo Vallecano |
30 |
10 |
3 |
17 |
34 |
63 |
-29 |
33 |
|||
|
14 |
Málaga CF |
30 |
8 |
8 |
14 |
29 |
38 |
-9 |
32 |
|||
|
15 |
Elche CF |
30 |
7 |
10 |
13 |
24 |
41 |
-17 |
31 |
|||
|
16 |
UD Almería |
30 |
8 |
6 |
16 |
33 |
57 |
-24 |
30 |
|||
|
17 |
Osasuna |
30 |
8 |
5 |
17 |
25 |
51 |
-26 |
29 |
|||
|
18 |
Getafe CF |
30 |
7 |
7 |
16 |
26 |
47 |
-21 |
28 |
|||
|
19 |
Real Valladolid |
30 |
5 |
12 |
13 |
31 |
50 |
-19 |
27 |
|||
|
20 |
Real Betis |
30 |
5 |
7 |
18 |
26 |
59 |
-33 |
22 |
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