Previews
SAT 27.08.2016
Team News:
- Athletic Club: Mikel Rico, Kike Sola and Ager Aketxe (all injured)
- FC Barcelona: Andres Iniesta, Neymar and Jeremy Mathieu (all injured) Match Facts:
Athletic (18th, 0 pts):
- The Basques did not kick off the season the way they would have hoped to, as they slumped to a 2-1 defeat to R. Sporting in Gijon. Borja Viguera was on target for Ernesto Valverde's team late on, but the strike turned out to be little more than a consolation.
- Valverde sounded a bullish note ahead of this weekend's game, warning Barcelona that they are in for a battle: "They know that we won't give up on any ball and that we won't hold anything back right through to the end."
Barcelona (4nd, 3 pts):
- The champions, for their part, got their title defence off to an extremely impressive start, producing a swashbuckling showing en route to routing Real Betis 6-2.
- Luis Suarez, the top scorer in LaLiga Santander last term with 40 goals, has begun this campaign in similarly red-hot form. He was the star man against Betis, notching a hat-trick that included a stunning free-kick.
Getting to San Mames
Address: Rafael Moreno Pitxitxi Kalea, 48013 Bilbao (Vizcaya).
Metro: Lines 1 and 2.
Bus: 26, 38, 56, 62 and 80.
Stadium location here.
Time: 20:15 CET
Stadium: San Mames
Referee: Mateu Lahoz, Antonio Miguel
TV: Watch the game in your country
Hashtag: #AthleticBarça
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