Comments and predictions for Athletic Bilbao vs Las Palmas: Sinking relegation hopes

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Bilbao star Nico Williams is likely to continue to be rested for the Europa League semi-final, after being left out of the squad to face Real Madrid with a minor thigh problem.

Apart from this case, coach Valverde has a full squad and will continue to have many personnel changes, as he made up to 10 changes in the starting lineup against Real Madrid, with Alex Berenguer being the only name to start both recent matches.

Oihan Sancet is likely to return to the starting line-up. With 17 goals this season, he is now the third-highest scoring midfielder in La Liga in a single season in the last 10 years, behind only Jude Bellingham and Pablo Sarabia.

On the away team's side, Fabio Silva is in great form as he became the third Las Palmas player to score 10 goals in La Liga in the 21st century, reaching this milestone after just 24 matches.

Regarding the squad, goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen is still absent due to injury, so Croatian goalkeeper Dinko Horkas will continue to start instead.

Midfielder Kirian Rodriguez is ill and is out, while Benito Ramirez and Andy Pelmard are on the mend but this game may be too early for them.

Latest predicted lineup Athletic Bilbao vs Las Palmas

Athletic Bilbao:
Unai Simon; De Marcos, Vivian, Yeray, Lekue; Ruiz de Galarreta, Jauregizar; Djalo, Sancet, Unai Gomez; I Williams

Las Palmas:
Horkas; Viti, Alex Suarez, McKenna, Marmol; Javier Munoz, Essugo, Bajcetic, Moleiro; McBurnie, Fabio Silva

Latest football commentary Athletic Bilbao vs Las Palmas

After 93 minutes of valiant defending at Real Madrid, Athletic Bilbao were left devastated when Federico Valverde – the namesake of coach Ernesto Valverde – fired an unstoppable shot to score the decisive goal in the dying seconds on Sunday night.

It looked as though they could have left the Bernabeu with a valuable point when Vinicius Junior's goal was denied in the 80th minute, with Bilbao's heavily rotated line-up holding firm.

However, that defeat means that a ticket to next season's Champions League is still uncertain, even though the top five teams in La Liga are all currently in Europe's top tournament. Clearly, Bilbao's priority at the moment is to focus all their efforts on the Europa League.

The Basque side moved a step closer to a European final on home soil after victory over Rangers on Thursday night, and all eyes now turn to their semi-final clash with Manchester United in early May.

La Liga will not have a round of fixtures this weekend because of the Copa del Rey final, giving Bilbao some extra time to rest before the semi-finals, but before that they have to play the Basque derby against Real Sociedad between the two legs.

This is a crucial game in the race for the top five, with Real Betis close behind. Bilbao will want to take advantage of home advantage this midweek, where they have been in fine form, averaging over two points per game at San Mames this season.

However, Bilbao's final match schedule is not easy when they have to face Real Sociedad, resurgent Valencia and Barcelona - the leading candidate for the championship.

So, San Mames fans will be hoping for another win against Las Palmas – a team they have beaten in all three meetings since their promotion last season, including a 3-2 win in the first leg.

Las Palmas have only won once at Bilbao since 1980, losing 10 of their 14 visits, but they are in high spirits after two landmark results in their relegation battle over the past week.

The door to relegation seemed to have closed for Las Palmas after a series of 13 winless matches in early 2025, but coach Diego Martinez and his team suddenly revived strongly.

The turning point came on Saturday night, when Javier Munoz scored in the 95th minute to help Las Palmas beat Atletico Madrid in a dramatic match.

Before that, they also had a 3-1 victory right on Getafe's field, taking full advantage of their opponent's early red card to come back.

Las Palmas are currently one point above the relegation zone, ahead of Alaves, but with eight teams still in danger of relegation, the relegation battle remains completely unpredictable.

Latest score prediction Athletic Bilbao vs Las Palmas

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Athletic Bilbao vs Las Palmasas follows:

• Sportsmole:Athletic Bilbao 2-0 Las Palmas

• WhoScore:Athletic Bilbao 2-1 Las Palmas
• Our newspaper predicts:Athletic Bilbao 2-0 Las Palmas

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