Real Madrid welcome Athletic Bilbao to the Bernabeu looking to turn their focus on maintaining the pressure on Barcelona in the La Liga title race and put behind them the disappointment of crashing out of the Champions League.
Match Odds
Prediction
Athletic, managed by former Barca boss Ernesto Valverde, will be out to close the gap on Atletico Madrid. And in the absence of Kylian Mbappe coupled with the demoralising loss to Arsenal, Athletic can sniff blood to strike another blow to Madrid’s relatively sub-par season.
The last five meetings between both teams have produced over 1.5 goals each, with Madrid winning three. Crucially, Athletic won the reverse fixture this season, which is why we have our money on both teams to score.
Form
Real Madrid’s last five La Liga matches – W W W L W
Athletic Club’s last five La Liga matches – D W D D W