Round 25 of the Spanish league will see the confrontation between Athletic Bilbao and Barcelona. The match takes place on March 13 at San Mames Stadium. Both teams are unbeaten in the previous round and are both very hungry for 3 points, so victory will be their goal in this match.
Athletic Bilbao is having a very bad performance series, Specifically, they are only getting 33 points after 24 rounds and are 4 points behind the Top 6 in the rankings. That poor performance caused Ernesto Valverde's teachers and students to drop to 9th place in the Spanish league table and hope to win tickets to the European Cup is increasingly distant.
The upcoming match they have to welcome a stronger team than Barcelona as a guest on their field, it is difficult for the Basque team to immediately improve their performance even though they do not want to sink into a crisis. no way out when winning seems to be a must for the home team at the moment. In terms of force, Athletic Bilbao is inferior to the away team and they are also in very bad form. Therefore, the Catalan team is likely to make it impossible for Ernesto Valverde's teachers and students to take advantage of the home field advantage and win this match.
Currently, Barcelona is ranked 1st with 62 points after 24 rounds. This team is in the top area of the table when it has 9 points more than the 2nd ranked team - Real Madrid. Coach Xavi is clearly doing his job well, he and his students are very determined and ready for the rest of this season.
Although they also won 1 point in the last match against Valencia, it can be seen that the Catalan team is still playing not too stalemate and they can easily hope to win the La Liga championship in the fifth season. Now, the upcoming match must be the guest of their favorite opponent, Athletic Bilbao, the chance of winning the coach's team is quite a lot.