Athletic Bilbao – Football Flame

18Mar

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Bilbao victory at Valladolid ends winless La Liga run

Inigo Martinez of Athletic Club passes the ball whilst under pressure from Oscar Plano of Real Valladolid CF during the LaLiga Santander match between Real Valladolid CF and Athletic Club at Estadio Municipal Jose Zorrilla on March 17, 2023 in Valladolid, Spain.Inigo Martinez scored from a free kick to help Athletic Bilbao win at Valladolid 3-1 in the Spanish league on the same day the veteran defender was called back to Spain’s national team. Martinez fired his free kick past the barrier for the opener on the half-hour mark. He was included in the first squad of new Spain coach Luis de la Fuente announced hours before the league game. The centre back played for Spain until June before former national coach Luis Enrique dropped him ahead of the World Cup. Gorka Guruzeta added a second goal...

Athletic Club seal first La Liga win of 2023 against Cadiz

Oihan Sancet of Athletic Club compete for the ball with Gonzalo Escalante of Cadiz CF during the La Liga Santander match between Athletic Club and Cadiz CF at San Mames on February 3, 2023, in Bilbao, Spain.Athletic Club picked up their first La Liga win of 2023, thanks to a hat trick from Ohian Sancet, in routine 4-1 victory over Cadiz. The Basque giants have struggled for positivity either side of the World Cup break, with their last three points in league action coming on November 8. Progress to the Copa del Rey semi finals has not been matched on the league front but they cruised to victory in Bilbao. The home side got the ball rolling early on, via Sancet’s powerful deflected opener, before Gonzalo Escalante quickly produced a close range equaliser. However, the parity was broken befo...

Athletic held by Osasuna to 0-0 in Spanish league

Athletic Bilbao's Spanish defender Oscar De Marcos (L) vies with Osasuna's Spanish forward Moi Gomez during the Spanish League football match between Athletic Club Bilbao and CA Osasuna at the San Mames stadium in Bilbao on January 9, 2023.Athletic Bilbao missed a chance to move into the Champions League places in the Spanish league after a 0-0 home draw with Osasuna on Monday. Athletic was in control during most of the match at its San Mamés Stadium but couldn’t capitalize on its chances and get the win that would have moved the Basque Country team to fourth place. It dropped to seventh instead, two points from fourth-placed Real Betis. Osasuna, which was coming off two consecutive league losses going back to before the World Cup, moved to eighth place and stayed two points behind Athleti...