Our prediction for this Primera Division match:
Espanyol and Athletic Bilbao take on each other at RCDE Stadium on day 11 of the new La Liga campaign. Following back-to-back wins over Real Madrid and Cadiz, los Periquitos shared the spoils with Elche in their last league match. The Catalans scored exactly two goals in each of their last three league fixtures, which is surely giving fans a reason for optimism ahead of the visit of Athletic.
Morlanes is pushing for a start after finding the net in the draw with Elche, while Raul de Tomas will be the man to watch in the home team. Both Miguelon and Puado are injured for the hosts. The Lions, on the other hand, did well to beat Villarreal 2-1 in their last league match. Athletic Club aim to regain their spot in top six, and seeing that they will go for a win as well, both teams to score betting option should be considered. All Berchice, Nolaskoain, and Paredes miss out with injuries for the away team.
Highlighted Player (Diego Lopez):
Diego Lopez is a Spanish goalkeeper who plays for Milan in the Serie A. Lopez was born in Paradela on 3 November, 1981 and he played for Lugo during his youth career. He made two appearances for Lugo at senior level as well, but in 2000 he joined Real Madrid.
The 196-cm-tall shoot-stopper played for both Real Madrid C and Real Madrid B and he made just two appearances for the first team during his first spell at Real Madrid. After spending five seasons at Villarreal (2007-2012) the Spanish goalkeeper played for Sevilla in the 2012/2013 La Liga campaign, but he made no more than eight league appearances for los Sevillanos.
He returned to Real Madrid on January, 2013 and he quickly established himself as a first-team regular, replacing Iker Casillas in the starting XI. However, Real Madrid fans wanted to see Iker between the posts and, as a result, Diego Lopez was forced to join Milan in 2014. Lopez has only one cap for Spain national team.
Highlighted Team (Athletic Bilbao):
Athletic Club (mostly known as Athletic de Bilbao) is a Spanish football club from the Bask region which is playing currently in the Primera Division. The club from Bilbao is playing in the highest Spanish division since its founded in 1928 and is next to Real Madrid and FC Barcelona for a longest period of time in the Primera Division. Athletic de Bilbao used to play until 2012 in the San Mames stadium (also known as La Catedral).
Since 2013 the club is playing in anew stadium. Athletic Bilbao is known for its rivalry with Real Madrid. Atletico Madrid was founded by Bask students in Madrid. The old relationship between both teams is visible in the red blue jerseys of both teams.
The second team Athletic de Bilbao is playing in the Segunda Division B in Spain. Athletic Bilbao won the Primera Division 8 times, the Copa del Rey 24 times, the Spanish super cup 2 times. Athletic de Bilbao didn’t won any prizes in Europe yet but managed to be the runner up in 1977 and 2012 in the UEFA cup.