"Athletic Bilbao are one of the biggest and most historic clubs in Spain who regularly challenge for the top four in the La Liga table. While the Basque giants do not tend to challenge for the championship, they try to end up in major European Competitions. Bilbao finished fifth in the La Liga table in the 2023-24 campaign and ended up fourth in the standings in the 2024-25 campaign."
"Athletic Bilbao are likely to line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation against Real Sociedad. Unai Simon will be in goal for the Basque giants and will have Andoni Gorosabel, Aitor Paredes, Aymeric Laporte and Yuri Berchiche in front of him in defence. Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta and Mikel Jauregizar will be the two holding midfielders. Nico Serrano, Gorka Guruzeta and Nico Williams will be the three attacking midfielders. Inaki Williams will lead the line for Bilbao."
The Copa del Rey semi-final first leg between Athletic Bilbao and Real Sociedad will take place at Estadio San Mamés with an 8pm kickoff on Wednesday. A 1-1 draw is predicted for the match. Athletic Bilbao sit 10th in La Liga with 28 points from 23 matches and arrive following a 4-2 home win over Levante, a 2-1 Copa del Rey victory at Valencia, and a 1-1 league draw with Real Sociedad. Athletic are expected to use a 4-2-3-1 formation with Unai Simón in goal and Iñaki Williams leading the attack. Real Sociedad have experienced mixed recent seasons but are currently performing better in the league.
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