Real Madrid hopes to keep up with Barcelona in La Liga’s title race if you take part in the fourth sports club on Sunday evening.
It seemed as if Madrid’s domestic hopes on Saturday, when Celta Vigo took over a 3-1 lead in Barca in the second half, would receive a big boost. However, Hansi Flick’s team gathered after Dani Olmo and Lamine Yamal’s arrival and finally won a dramatic 4: 3 victory.
Your lead is now seven points at the top, and although a Clasico still has to be played, Madrid’s title hopes will take a almighty blow if you don’t win on Sunday. You will surely have to be improved from Wednesday evening, when Arsenal was beaten at home 2-1.
In contrast to her hosts, Athletic enjoyed himself in the middle of the week and took another step towards a Home Europa League final by defeating Rangers 2-0 at San Mames in the quarterfinals on Thursday.
You will qualify for the Champions League by triumphing in Europe in Europe this season, but the team of Ernesto Valverd is also prepared for a top four goal. Athletic are six points ahead of Villarreal on the fifth and not in La Liga since March 1st.
Here is 90 minutes Guide to the Big La Liga Clash the Sunday evening.
Real Madrid against athletic club head-to-head record (last five games)
Current form (all competitions)
real Madrid | Athletic Club |
|---|---|
Real Madrid 1-2 Arsenal – 16/04/25 | Athletic Club 2-0 Rangers – 17/04/25 |
Alaves 0-1 Real Madrid – 13/04/25 | Athletic Club 3-1 Rayo Vallecano – 13/04/25 |
Arsenal 3-0 Real Madrid – 08/04/25 | Rangers 0-0 Athletic Club – 10/04/25 |
Real Madrid 1-2 Valencia – 05/04/25 | Villarreal 0-0 Athletic Club – 06/04/25 |
Real Madrid 4-4 (Aet) Real Sociedad – 01/04/25 | Athletic Club 0-0 Osasuna – 30/03/25 |
country | TV channel/live stream |
|---|---|
United Kingdom | Premier Sports Player, Laligatv, Premier Sports 1 |
United States | ESPN+, FUBOTV, ESPN APP, ESPN Deportes |
Canada | TSN+, TSN2 |
Ancelotti is forced to change as a result of Kylian Mbappe’s suspension. The Frenchman was sent out of the way in Alaves last week to get a terrible challenge that somehow required VAR intervention to produce a red card.
Endrick is ready to increase for the hosts, and the Madrid boss so far hesitates to trust the young Brazilian in La Liga. Starts came for the teenager in the first year.
Brahim Diaz was able to replace Rodrygo on the right while Fran Garcia was supposed to come in for David Alaba. Federico Valverde will probably return to the right -back and agree against Nico Williams.
On the injury front, the hosts are still without Eder Militao, Dani Carvajal and Ferland Mendy.
Real Madrid predicted Lineup VS Athletic (4-2-3-1): Courtois; Valverde, Ascio, Rudiger, Garcia; Tchouameni, Camavinga; Brahim, Bellingham, Vinicius; Endrick.
While Nico Williams played the victory of Athletic against Rangers on Thursday, his older brother Inaki was an unused replacement due to an Adductor injury. The striker could play a role in Madrid, but a start is unlikely.
Due to a calf problem, visitors will be again without Yuri Berchiche, but they escaped their draw with the GERS without further fitness complaints.
The Spanish International Unai Simon is one of the players who are supposed to return to Valverdes XI.
Athletic forecasting against Real Madrid (4-2-3-1): Simon; Gorosabel, Vivian, Paredes, Lekue; Jauregizar, Prados; Berenguer, Sancet, N Williams; Guruzeta.
Barcelona’s Come-From-Hinde victory on Saturday is a big psychological blow before visiting Athletic in Bernabeu. Ancelotti’s men would have been led from Celta to Catalonia, which probably looked for a large part of the competition, but Flick’s side now appears for the league -Ruhm.
Madrid was terrible over two legs against arsenal, and Sports occurs in good shape on Sunday. They defeated Los Blancos in the back and will withdraw to secure a rare victory in the capital.
The hosts are unable to control games against impressive opposition, and sport will make a lot of do when you consider how dynamic your front line is. However, Madrid’s alternative superstars will force the lack of Mbappe to improve, and Vini Jr. and Jude Bellingham could inspire a result for the hosts. However, a tie is not ideal.