Analysis and prediction for Athletic Bilbao vs Barcelona: The new champions will win a hard-fought victory.
The La Liga match between Athletic Bilbao and Barcelona will take place at 2:00 AM on May 26th. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes the teams' form, provides football commentary, and predicts the score.
Latest team news for Athletic Bilbao vs Barcelona
Athletic may be without Yeray Alvarez and Nico Williams, both racing against time to recover. Inaki Williams and Mikel Jauregizar are likely to return to the starting lineup. Maroan Sannadi could start as the lone striker in place of Gorka Guruzeta.
Barcelona will definitely be without Jules Kounde, Marc Bernal, and Ferran Torres due to injury. Ronald Araujo is also likely to remain absent. Coach Flick will make some adjustments: Frenkie de Jong is expected to return to midfield, and Alejandro Balde will play left-back.
Fermin Lopez is in excellent form and scored against Villarreal, but Dani Olmo is expected to be in the starting lineup for this match.
Latest predicted lineups for Athletic Bilbao vs Barcelona
Athletic Bilbao:
Simon; Lekue, Vivian, Paredes, Yuri; Ruiz de Galarreta, Jauregizar; Berenguer, Sancet, I Williams; Sannadi
barbecue:
Ter Stegen; Garcia, Cubarsi, Martinez, Balde; Pedri, De Jong; Yamal, Olmo, Raphinha; Lewandowski
Latest football match prediction: Athletic Bilbao vs Barcelona
Athletic Bilbao had a successful season despite being eliminated in the Europa League semi-finals by Manchester United, missing out on the final at home. However, the Basque team still secured a place in the top four of La Liga and will return to the Champions League in the 2025-26 season.
Although Athletic could have been level on points with Atletico Madrid (73 points) if they won the final round, they would still be ranked fourth due to an inferior head-to-head record. Villarreal – the team behind them – also couldn't overtake them for the same reason.
With their league position already secure, Athletic entered this match without any pressure. They were in excellent form with three consecutive wins against Alaves, Getafe, and Valencia, keeping clean sheets in all three games.
Bilbao also boasts a very impressive home record this season, earning 39 points from 18 matches and conceding only 10 goals at San Mames – the best home defense in the league.
As for Barcelona, they officially won La Liga after a 2-0 victory over Espanyol on May 15th. Under Hansi Flick, Barca achieved a domestic treble, including La Liga, the Copa del Rey, and the Spanish Super Cup, in his first season in charge.
However, they had just suffered a surprising 2-3 home defeat to Villarreal – their first domestic league loss of 2025 – and did not want to end the season with two consecutive defeats.
Barcelona have the best away record in La Liga this season, earning 42 points from 18 matches, and are aiming for 100 goals in the league, currently having scored 99.
In the first leg this season, Barca beat Athletic 2-1, but last season they were held to a 0-0 draw at San Mames. Notably, Athletic haven't beaten Barcelona in La Liga since August 2019 – a significant challenge for the home team.
The attacking trio of Lamine Yamal, Raphinha, and Robert Lewandowski have all had an outstanding season and will be aiming for an impressive farewell in Bilbao on Sunday night.
Latest Athletic Bilbao vs Barcelona score prediction
Based on the above football analysis, we and leading football websites worldwide have provided our predictions for the match.Athletic Bilbao vs Barcelonaas follows:
- Sportsmole:Athletic Bilbao 2-3 Barcelona
- WhoScore:Athletic Bilbao 1-2 Barcelona
- Our newspaper predicts:Athletic Bilbao 1-2 Barcelona
When and where can I watch Athletic Bilbao vs Barcelona live?
To watch the Athletic Bilbao vs Barcelona match live in La Liga, taking place at 2:00 AM on May 26th, viewers can tune in to the following channels:K+ Sport,K+PMor online sports channels. We hope you enjoy watching football.
