Barcelona vs Athletic Bilbao La Liga Team News Match Preview
Barcelona Face Another Tough Test
Barcelona will be looking to make it back-to-back wins at the start of the new La Liga campaign when they welcome Athletic Bilbao to Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys on Saturday night.
Xavi's side got their campaign off to a winning start with a 2-1 victory at home to Valencia last weekend, but they now face a much tougher test against an Athletic Bilbao side who have won three of their last four matches in all competitions.
Team News
Barcelona will be without the suspended Robert Lewandowski for the match, while Ousmane Dembele and Ansu Fati are both doubts due to injury.
Athletic Bilbao, meanwhile, have no fresh injury concerns, but they will be without suspended defender Yeray Alvarez.
Match Preview
Barcelona will be looking to build on their impressive start to the season, but they will know that Athletic Bilbao will be no pushovers.
The Basque side have a good record against Barcelona in recent years, and they will be confident of causing an upset at the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys.
Prediction
Barcelona are the slight favorites to win the match, but Athletic Bilbao are a dangerous side and could easily cause an upset.
I predict a close match, with Barcelona ultimately winning 2-1.
Betting Odds
- Barcelona to win: 4/6
- Draw: 3/1
- Athletic Bilbao to win: 5/1
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