The La Liga 2023-24 season is set to begin, and Real Madrid will face Athletic Club in their opener on Sunday, August 13 at the San Mames stadium. Last season, Athletic placed eighth in the league, two points behind Osasuna in the race for a European qualification spot, while Los Blancos came in second, 10 points behind Barcelona.
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Real Madrid has highly improved their squad in the summer transfer window with the addition of two talented midfielders, Jude Bellingham and Arda Guler, and had almost a perfect squad if not for the injury to goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois. Madrid had a hot and cold preseason, losing 3-0 to Juventus and 3-1 against Barcelona, but winning against Manchester United and AC Milan.
It is extremely challenging for Athletic Club to add players to their roster during each transfer window due to their policy of only signing Basque players, but they were able to do so this summer with the additions of Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta from Mallorca and Javier Marton from Real Sociedad B. Athletic will enter this match off the back of a 1-1 draw with Manchester United in Dublin last weekend.
Head to Head:
In 217 matches played against each other, Athletic Club have won 68 games, while Real Madrid has won 109 games and 40 have been drawn. Ernesto Valverde's side has not defeated Real Madrid in La Liga since March 2015.
When and where will the Athletic Club vs Real Madrid, La Liga 2023-24 match take place?
The La Liga 2023-24 match between Athletic Club and Real Madrid will take place at the San Mames Stadium on Sunday, August 13 at 1:00 a.m. IST.
Where to watch the live telecast of Athletic Club vs Real Madrid, La Liga 2023-24 match in India?
The live telecast of the La Liga 2023-24 match between Athletic Club and Real Madrid will be available on the Sports 18 network in India.
Where to watch the live stream of Athletic Club vs Real Madrid, La Liga 2023-24 match in India?
The live stream of the La Liga 2023-24 match between Athletic Club and Real Madrid will be available on Jio Cinema in India.
Where to catch live scores of Athletic Club vs Real Madrid, La Liga 2023-24 match in India?
The SportsTiger website and app will provide you with live scores and live updates of all the La Liga 2023-24 matches.
Predicted Lineups
Athletic Bilbao :
Unai Simon, Oscar de Marcos, Aitor Paredes, Daniel Vivian, Inigo Lekue, Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta, Mikel Vesga, Nico Williams, Oihan Sancet, Iker Muniain, Inaki Williams.
Real Madrid :
Andriy Lunin, Daniel Carvajal, Eder Militao, David Alaba, Francisco Garcia, Aurelien Tchouameni, Eduardo Camavinga, Federico Valverde, Jude Bellingham, Rodrygo, Vinicius Junior.
