Athletic Bilbao vs Real Madrid Free Betting Picks

Wednesday evening, Valencia defies Athletic Bilbao in a match counting for the 33rd day of Liga. Bilbao can still dream of a place in the European Cup while Real Madrid is in the final sprint for the title.

Athletic Bilbao vs Real Madrid Free Betting Picks

Absent from European competitions this season, Bilbao holds the rope to try to find a place in the Europa League next year. Indeed, Athletic is in 7th place in the ranking, the last potentially qualifying for the Europa League and is only 4 points behind on 6th place. In good shape, the Basques have won 3 of their last 4 meetings. After defeating Betis (1-0), they were beaten by Barça (1-0). Subsequently, they recovered well by winning in front of Mallorca (3-1) and then against Valencia (0-2) Wednesday evening.
For its part, Real Madrid has been untenable since the recovery. Carried by a Karim Benzema not always a goal scorer but more often than not sparkling, the White House has won all of its 6 games. Lately, the Merengue have overcome Real Sociedad (1-2), Mallorca (2-0), Espanyol (0-1) and Getafe (1-0) Thursday evening. In the standings, the Madrilenians have taken 4 points ahead of Barça at the head of the La Liga and seem to be heading for a title that has eluded them for 3 years now.

The staff for Athletic Bilbao vs Real Madrid

For Bilbao, only the Benat midfielder cannot hold his place. Otherwise, the entire workforce should be available. Against Valencia, the experienced Raul Garcia was again noticed by scoring a double. He is now at 13 goals scored this season.
On the Merengue side, the replacements Nacho and Jovic and the Vazquez community will not be on the trip to the Basque Country. Thursday evening, Sergio Ramos scored his 9th goal of the season by transforming his penalty.

Key points for the match Athletic Bilbao vs Real Madrid

In the first leg, Real Madrid failed to overcome Bilbao (0-0)
The match will take place behind closed doors.
Coaches can make 5 replacements during the game.