Match Pack: Athletic Club vs RCD Espanyol (LaLiga MD23)
Match Pack: Athletic Club vs RCD Espanyol (LaLiga MD23)
All the facts and stats ahead of the Lions’ clash with RCD Espanyol on Monday night (KO, 21:00 CET)
After racking up back-to-back victories (against Rayo Vallecano in LaLiga and Real Madrid in the Copa), Athletic are back in LaLiga action, taking on RCD Espanyol at San Mamés.
The Lions are eighth in the LaLiga Santander table, just three points off Real Sociedad in sixth (who also have a game in hand). So, a good result on Monday night could see Athletic move into the mix for European qualification.
Match Info
RCD Espanyol (Matchday 23)
San Mamés (Bilbao)
LaLiga Santander 2021/22
Monday February 7, 21:30 CET
How to Watch
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Team News
Marcelino has named a 22-man squad for the fixture. Unai Vencedor and Nico Williams are sidelined with respective hamstring issues.
Marcelino’s Comments
Catch up with what the Gaffer had to say at his pre-match press conference.
The Opponents
LaLiga position: 13th
Form over last five LaLiga matches: LWLDL
Last LaLiga match: 1-4 against Real Betis (H)
Previous Meetings
One of the oldest fixtures in LaLiga, Athletic first faced RCD Espanyol at San Mamés in the 1929/30 season and they have played each other a total of 85 in Bilbao in the league, with the Lions winning 54, drawing 14 and losing 17 of those clashes.
With Espanyol spending the 2020/21 season in the Segunda División, they have not visited San Mamés since 2019. On that occasion they lost 3-0 to the Lions, with Iker Muniain grabbing a brace and Victor Gómez scoring an own goal.
Athletic’s recent record against Espanyol is favourable, with three wins, a draw and a loss in their last five meetings.
