Lionel Messi remains a “spectacular” talent, admits Athletic Club legend Francisco Yeste, but the Barcelona star is maybe “not as decisive as he used to be” at 32 years of age. The Argentine icon proved himself to be the finest player on the planet again in 2019, with a sixth Ballon d’Or added to […]
Atletic Bilbao
Barcelona and Real Madrid avoided each other in the draw for the Copa del Rey quarter-finals on Friday. Quique Setien’s men, who beat Leganes 5-0 in Thursday’s round of 16 tie, were pitted against Athletic Club in the last eight, with the game taking place at San Mames next week. Former Athletic defender Andoni Goikoetxea, the club’s representative at […]
Gerard Pique conceded Barcelona were deservedly beaten by Athletic Bilbao, saying the defending La Liga champions were ‘put in our place’ at San Mames. A stunning overhead kick from veteran substitute striker Aritz Aduriz in the 89th minute snatched all three points for the home side in the opening […]
Aritz Aduriz said he will always be available to help Athletic Bilbao until the last day after his stunning bicycle kick downed Barcelona 1-0 in the La Liga opener. Aduriz plans to retire at season’s end but the 38-year-old Bilbao star showed he still has plenty of football left […]
Barcelona’s recent indifferent form can be explained by a lack of communication between the players, according to Luis Suarez. Ernesto Valverde’s men continue to sit pretty at the top of La Liga, enjoying a six-point lead over Real Madrid while also continuing in the Copa del Rey and Champions League. […]
