Athletic to play friendly against Bundesliga runners-up VfB Stuttgart
Athletic to play friendly against Bundesliga runners-up VfB Stuttgart
Los Leones will face the 2023/24 Bundesliga runners-up in a friendly at the MHP Arena on August 10
Athletic Club will take on Bundesliga runners-up VfB Stuttgart in a friendly at the MHP Arena on Saturday August 10 at 15:30 CEST.
It is the Lions' fourth confirmed test of the 2024/25 pre-season after matches scheduled against Burgos CF (July 20), Racing Club Santander (July 24) and Aston Villa (August 7).
Sebastian Hoeneß's Stuttgart side have just completed one of their best ever seasons, finishing runners-up in the Bundesliga with 73 points and qualifying for Champions League football for the first time since 2009/10.
It will be the third clash between Los Leones and 'Die Schwaben' (The Swabians), with the two having also met in Germany for the 1992/93 and 1995/96 pre-seasons.