Key match for the objective
This Saturday 27 April, at 9pm, the Cívitas Metropolitano will host the match against Athletic Club.
Atlético de Madrid is 121 years old and we want to put the finishing touch to the party with a key victory for the Champions League places. This Saturday, 27 April, we will take on Athletic Club at the Cívitas Metropolitano from 9pm in a decisive match with the aim of securing fourth place in the standings.
Simeone's team will be looking for three new points after losing a complicated match against Alavés last matchday. We occupy fourth place in the standings with 61 points, seven points behind third-placed Girona.
Athletic Club, on the other hand, come to Madrid with the intention of matching us in points in order to take over the last Champions League qualification spot that we currently occupy. Last time out Athletic drew at home to Granada with a goal from Guruzeta to equalise Iñaki Williams' own goal.
The Basque side are having a remarkable season thanks, in part, to their effectiveness in attack. Gorka Guruzeta has already scored 14 goals and four assists, while the Williams brothers have 12 direct appearances in goals for Iñaki and 11 for Nico.
The last 20 meetings between Atlético de Madrid and Athletic Club have been fairly even, with 10 wins for Simeone's side, three points shared and seven victories for the Bilbao side. In the last meeting between the two clubs at the Cívitas Metropolitano in the league, Griezmann gave our side a 1-0 win, in a match in which we wore the away kit to pay tribute to our rivals for their 125th anniversary.
