Athletic Bilbao vs Real Madrid: possible lineups, Matchday 19

Published on 3 Dec at 5:19 pm

Real Madrid travels to San Mamés with the task of rediscovering itself with a victory in LaLiga and regaining the lead.

LaLiga returns to its midweek activities, bringing forward two matches on matchday 19, the Athletic Bilbao y Real Madrid They face each other in one of the matches on this card that promises a great show. The meringues arrive with the intention of regaining the lead while Athletic wants to climb positions above the middle of the table.

Real Madrid continues at the top of the classification despite the fact that it has four games in a row, reaping draws against rivals against whom it was expected to secure the three points, and its visit to San Mamés does not promise to be an easy scenario in the task of recovering the leadership that was taken from them by the Barcelona.

In the previous match, corresponding to Matchday 14, the meringues tied by one goal against the Girona. Kylian Mbappé He put his team ahead on the scoreboard but after a VAR review, the whistler indicated a handball by the French forward and annulled the goal. Minutes later, Girona made it 1-0 and the French striker saved the tie from a penalty in the second half.

For his part, the Athletic de Bilbao He fought Matchday 14 with a solid victory against the Levante by a score of 2-0, with which they recovered the spirit lost after the landslide defeat against the Barcelona. The Bilbao squad must maintain a firm step if they want to be in European positions, but the meringues do not want to give the Catalans any more advantage and will travel for a victory and recover their position.