The hosts are currently occupying fourth spot in the Spanish top flight standings, having collected 61 points from 31 games, just three clear of the visitors.
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Atletico Madrid will be bidding to return to winning ways and strengthen their hold in the La Liga top four when they play host to Athletic Bilbao on Saturday night. The hosts are currently occupying fourth spot in the Spanish top flight standings, having collected 61 points from 31 games, just three clear of the visitors. Atletico are heading into the match on the back of a 2-0 defeat away to Alaves on Sunday, while the Lions were held to a 1-1 draw with Granada CF last time out.
❤️🤍 Saturday plan! pic.twitter.com/64MTLHYgg7
— Atlético de Madrid (@atletienglish) April 27, 2024
Atletico Madrid saw their Champions League dream come to an end with a 5-4 aggregate defeat against Borussia Dortmund last week despite taking a 2-1 lead in the first leg of their quarter-final tie in Madrid. On Sunday, Diego Simeone’s side were dealt a second successive blow in the space of three days when they were beaten beat by 15th-placed Alaves in the league courtesy of one effort each from Carlos Benavidez and Luis Rioja. Colchoneros are now far from comfortable when it comes to a position in the top four, a defeat on Saturday will allow the Lions to climb to the fourth position. Meanwhile, Atletico boast the second-best home-record in La Liga this season, winning 14 of their 16 matches at Metropolitano, while their lone home-defeat came against Barcelona last month.
Athletic, on the other hand, won the Copa del Rey earlier this month, beating Mallorca on penalties, but have drawn their last two at home, against the likes of Villarreal and Granada in the La Liga, both with an identical score of 1-1. Last Saturday, the Lions shared the spoils with relegation-threatened Granada CF despite the fact that Gorka Guruzeta found the back of the net. Ernesto Valverde’s side had close to 70% possession, recorded six shots on target compared to zero by the Nazaries. The result extended their winless run to three games in the top flight, losing one match in the period. Meanwhile, Valverde’s men have won only five of their 15 league-games on the road this season, and three of those victories have come in 2024.
Atletico Madrid probable starting lineup: Oblak, Witsel, Gimenez, Azpilicueta, Molina, De Paul, Koke, Llorente, Lino, Griezmann, Correa
Athletic Bilbao probable starting lineup: Simon, Yeray, Vivian, Paredes, Lekue, Ruiz de Galarreta, Benat, I Williams, Sancet, N Williams, Guruzeta
Atletico Madrid
| Opponents | Score |
| Alaves | 2-0 (L) |
| Dortmund | 4-2 (L) |
| Girona | 3-1 (W) |
| Dortmund | 2-1 (W) |
| Villarreal | 1-2 (W) |
Athletic Bilbao
| Opponenets | Score |
| Granada CF | 1-1 (D) |
| Villarreal | 1-1 (D) |
| Mallorca | 2-1 (W) |
| Real Madrid | 2-0 (L) |
| Alaves | 2-0 (W) |
| Last 5 match-results | Score |
| Athletic Bilbao beat Atletico Madrid | 3-0 |
| Athletic Bilbao beat Atletico Madrid | 0-1 |
| Athletic Bilbao beat Atletico Madrid | 2-0 |
| Atletico Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao | 1-0 |
| Atletico Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao | 0-1 |
The La Liga fixture between Atletico Madrid and Athletic Bilbao will take place at Civitas Metropolitano on Sunday at 12:30 am IST.
| Atletico Madrid vs Athletic Bilbao | Key Details |
| Date | April 27 (Spain) |
| Venue | Civitas Metropolitano |
| Kickoff time in Spain | 9:00 pm (Saturday) |
| Kickoff time in India | 12:30 am (Sunday) |
Football fans in India can live stream the game through Jio TV. Meanwhile those in India can watch the match on DAZN La Liga and Movistar +.
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