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Athletic Club v Barcelona match preview
La Liga champions Barcelona end their season in Bilbao and will hopefully serve up more of a spectacle than the Europa League final managed.
Bilbao will be joining Barca in the Champions League next season and are guaranteed to finish fourth after a fine season of their own.
Barca lost last time out but have the best away record in Spain and have scored 99 goals in La Liga this season giving them another obvious landmark to chase.
Athletic Club v Barcelona team news
The home side are waiting on key man Nico Williams, though Inaki Williams is expected to come back into the side.
Defender Oscar de Marcos is playing the final game of his 16-year career.
Marc Bernal, Jules Kounde and Ferran Torres are all missing through injury for the champions, while Frenkie de Jong and Alejandro Balde are due a return.
❤️ This was the welcome Oscar de Marcos received as he took the stage for his last press conference.#MilaEskerDeMarcos #AthleticClub 🦁pic.twitter.com/2cQuF3jltM
— Athletic Club (@Athletic_en) May 22, 2025
Defender Ronald Araujo could miss out again with injury.
Athletic Club v Barcelona expected line-ups
Athletic Club: Simon; Lekue, Vivian, Paredes, Yuri; Ruiz de Galarreta, Jauregizar; Berenguer, Sancet, I Williams; Sannadi
Barcelona: Ter Stegen; Garcia, Cubarsi, Martinez, Balde; Pedri, De Jong; Yamal, Olmo, Raphinha; Lewandowski
The stats
- In 11 of the last 12 Athletic Club matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Athletic Club matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In 13 of the last 15 Athletic Club matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Athletic Club matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Athletic Club home matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Barcelona matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Barcelona matches the sum of goals was over 4.5
- Barcelona have won the last 3 away matches in a row in the LaLiga while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- Barcelona have won 5 of the last 6 away matches in the LaLiga while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 5 of the last 7 Barcelona matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
How to watch Athletic Club v Barcelona
The match is broadcast live in the UK on Premier Sports and La Liga TV and can be streamed on both.
Prediction
Barcelona and Bilbao have both had fine seasons and a score draw looks the best bet in this end of season finale.
Athletic 2-2 Barcelona
