PREVIEW | Real Madrid vs Athletic Bilbao - team news, lineups, predictions

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·18 April 2025

PREVIEW | Real Madrid vs Athletic Bilbao - team news, lineups, predictions

Real Madrid and Athletic Bilbao face each other this Sunday at the Santiago Bernabéu for matchweek 32 of the La Liga.

Real Madrid currently have 66 points and lie in 2nd position. Last time out, Carlo Ancelotti's team slipped to a 1-2 defeat against Arsenal (UEFA Champions League 2024/25).

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Athletic Bilbao currently have 57 points and lie in 4th position. In their last fixture, Ernesto Valverde's team won 2-0 against Rangers (UEFA Europa League 2024/25).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Athletic Bilbao winning 2-1.

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Real Madrid

Dani Carvajal - Cruciate Ligament Tear
Ferland Mendy - Muscle Injury
Éder Militão - Unknown Injury

Athletic Bilbao

Last starting XIs

Real Madrid ( vs Arsenal 2025-04-16): Thibaut Courtois, Lucas Vázquez, Antonio Rüdiger, Raúl Asencio, David Alaba, Aurélien Tchouaméni, Jude Bellingham, Fede Valverde, Rodrygo, Kylian Mbappé, Vinícius Júnior

Athletic Bilbao ( vs Rangers 2025-04-17): Julen Agirrezabala, Óscar de Marcos, Dani Vivian, Yeray Álvarez, Iñigo Lekue, Iñigo de Galarreta, Mikel Jauregizar, Álex Berenguer, Ohian Sancet, Nico Williams, Maroan Sannadi

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MANAGERS

Carlo Ancelotti faced Ernesto Valverde on 11 occasions, registering six wins, three draws and two losses
Ernesto Valverde faced Real Madrid on 33 occasions, registering ten wins, six draws and 17 losses
Carlo Ancelotti faced Athletic Bilbao on 13 occasions, registering eight wins, two draws and three losses

TEAMS

Away from home, Athletic Bilbao currently has three losses in the last 17 games.
Away from home, Athletic Bilbao currently has one victory in the last eight games.
Away from home, Athletic Bilbao comes from two consecutive games without winning.
Away from home, Athletic Bilbao comes from three consecutive games without losing.
Athletic Bilbao currently has one loss in the last nine games.
Athletic Bilbao comes from eight consecutive games without losing.
Athletic Bilbao comes from two consecutive victories.
At home, Real Madrid currently has three losses in the last 18 games.
At home, Real Madrid currently has two draws in the last 28 games.
At home, Real Madrid comes from 19 consecutive games scoring goals.
At home, Real Madrid comes from six consecutive games conceding goals.
At home, Real Madrid comes from three consecutive games without winning.
At home, Real Madrid comes from two consecutive defeats.
Real Madrid currently has a draw in the last 14 games.

HEAD TO HEAD

Real Madrid and Athletic Bilbao have faced each other 245 times, with Real Madrid having the advantage: 123 wins, against 77 victories for Athletic Bilbao.
At the Santiago Bernabéu, Real Madrid has an advantage in the duels against Athletic Bilbao: 78 wins in 121 games. Athletic Bilbao has 19 victories.
In the EA Sports League 2024/25, there were 187 matches between the two teams, with Real Madrid winning 98, 37 draws and 52 victories for Athletic Bilbao.