Real Madrid will visit Athletic Bilbao’s San Mames in the opening game of the 2023-2024 La Liga season on Sunday 1:00 am IST.
Real Madrid will visit Athletic Bilbao’s San Mames in the opening game of the 2023-2024 La Liga season. Los Blancos will try to overcome what’s been a week of bad news after starting goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois tore his ACL in training. Real Madrid have an impressive squad at their disposal. Los Blancos have been plagued by a series of inconsistent patches over the past year. The likes of Vinicius Junior and Jude Bellingham can singlehandedly win matches on their day and will look to make their mark this weekend. Coach Carlo Ancelotti will insist on the 4-4-2 diamond formation for the first few weeks.
Athletic Club has consistently held the eighth spot in the league standings over recent years. Under the guidance of Ernesto Valverde, they aim to propel the Basque powerhouse towards success in European competitions. The Basque side played out a 1-1 draw against Manchester United last week and will need to take it up a notch to win this game. Although the Basque side had an impressive run last season, this year they have slumped over the past three months. Judging by the run of form, Los Blancos are the dominant and the favourite side to win this.
Simon, De Marcos, Alvarez, Vivian, Lekue, Ruiz de Galarreta, Vesga, N Williams, Sancet, Muniain, I Williams
Lunin, Carvajal, Militao, Rudiger, Alaba, Valverde, Tchouameni, Camavinga, Bellingham, Rodrygo, Vinicius
Opponents | Score |
Man Utd | 1-1 (D) |
Eibar | 1-1 (D) |
Celtic | 3-2 (L) |
Racing | 0-0 (D) |
Necaxa | 0-2 (W) |
Opponents | Score |
Juventus | 3-1 (L) |
Barcelona | 3-0 (L) |
Man Utd | 2-0 (W) |
Milan | 3-2 (W) |
Athletic Club | 1-1 (D) |
Last 5 match-results | Score |
Real Madrid draw Athletic Club | 1-1 |
Real Madrid beat Athletic Club | 2-0 |
Athletic Club beat Real Madrid | 1-0 |
Real Madrid beat Athletic Club | 2-0 |
Real Madrid beat Athletic Club | 2-1 |
The La Liga match between Athletic Club and Real Madrid will occur at San Mames Barria on Sunday at 1:00 am IST.
Athletic Club vs Real Madrid | Key Details |
Date | August 12 (Spain) |
Venue | San Mames Barria |
Kickoff time in Spain | 9:30 pm (Saturday) |
Kickoff time in India | 1:00 am (Saturday) |
Fans in the United States can stream the match live on ABC, ESPN Deportes, ESPN+, fuboTV, ESPN App and ABC App. While those in Germany can watch the match on DAZN and DAZN1. In Spain, the match can be seen on Movistar+ and Movistar Plus+. In India, streaming of the game will happen on Jio Cinema and Jio TV.
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