Athletic Bilbao

Bilbao rejoices as Athletic parade Copa del Rey trophy on boat

Players boarded a barge known as the 'Gabarra' and sailed 13 kilometres down the river from the affluent town of Getxo to the Bilbao city hall, where the party continued.

Copa del Rey / Athletic beat Mallorca to end 40-year trophy drought

Athletic have been through years of heartache, having lost their previous six consecutive Spanish cup finals and a Europa League final to Atletico Madrid in 2012.

Rodrygo powers Madrid past Athletic to maintain Liga lead

Rodrygo fired La Liga leaders Real Madrid to a 2-0 win over Athletic Bilbao with a superb brace on Sunday to restore their eight-point advantage on Barcelona.

Williams brothers fire Bilbao into Copa del Rey final

Bilbao are the second most successful team in the history of the Copa del Rey, their 23 titles behind only Barcelona's 31, their most recent coming in 2020-21.

Williams brothers fire Athletic past Barca into Copa semis

Inaki Williams raced back from Africa to face Barcelona in the Copa del Rey and sent Athletic Bilbao into the semi-finals by scoring a crucial goal in their 4-2 extra-time triumph on Wednesday.

Athletic Bilbao draw prevents Girona from returning to La Liga summit

Winger Viktor Tsygankov put the hosts ahead 10 minutes after half time but Inaki Williams scored 12 minutes later to claim a point for the away side

Arsenal survive Ostersunds scare as policeman dies in Bilbao clashes

Arsenal scrape into the last 16 of the Europa League despite a 2-1 second-leg defeat by Ostersunds, but football was marred by violent clashes at the match between between Athletic Bilbao and Spartak Moscow which left a police officer dead.

Man City target Laporte announces Bilbao departure

Aymeric Laporte announces he is leaving Athletic Bilbao with Premier League leaders Manchester City primed to break their transfer record to sign the French defender.

Barcelona hammer Murcia, tiny Formentera stun Bilbao

Triple King's Cup holders Barcelona storm into the last 16 by hammering Real Murcia 5-0 with a second-string team, completing an 8-0 aggregate victory over the third division side.

March 17, 2017
March 17, 2017

Bilbao keeper hospitalised

Athletic Bilbao goalkeeper Alejandro Remiro was rushed to hospital on Wednesday after suffering a head injury when he was struck by a ball in training.

January 7, 2017
January 7, 2017

Bilbao stun Barca

Athletic Bilbao held out with nine men to secure a first win over Barcelona in four years and carry a 2-1 lead into the second leg of their Copa del Rey last 16 tie on January 11.

August 29, 2016
August 29, 2016

Barcelona maintain hunger for titles: Luis Enrique

Barcelona coach Luis Enrique highlights the hunger of his squad not to be ousted by Real Madrid as Spanish champions after a hard-fought 1-0 win at Athletic Bilbao.

August 29, 2016
August 29, 2016

Barcelona edge past Athletic Bilbao

Ivan Rakitic's first-half header maintains Barcelona's perfect start to the La Liga season as the champions withstand a wave of late pressure to prevail over Athletic Bilbao.

July 4, 2016
July 4, 2016

Barcelona, Real Madrid ordered to repay state aid by EU

The EU on Monday orders seven Spanish football clubs including Barcelona and Real Madrid to pay back millions of euros (dollars) in illegal state aid.

January 21, 2016
January 21, 2016

Athletic 1-2 Barcelona: Munir & Neymar put Catalans on top after first leg

First-half goals from Munir El Haddadi and Neymar give Barcelona a slender lead in their Copa del Rey quarter-final tie against Athletic Bilbao with a 2-1 first-leg win.

January 18, 2016
January 18, 2016

Barcelona 6-0 Athletic Bilbao: Suarez scores three in Camp Nou rout

Luis Suarez's hat-trick helps Barcelona extend their dominant La Liga record against Athletic Bilbao with a crushing 6-0 victory over the 10-man Basque side at Camp Nou.

January 14, 2016
January 14, 2016

Barcelona beat Espanyol to seal passage to Copa del Rey quarterfinals

Munir El Haddadi score both goals as Barcelona beat Espanyol 2-0 on Wednesday to ease into the Copa del Rey's quarterfinals with a 6-1 victory on aggregate.

October 12, 2015
October 12, 2015

Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and I proved Barcelona doubters wrong: Neymar

Neymar believes Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and himself were always going to be a success for Barcelona.

September 30, 2015
September 30, 2015

Barca achievements deserve more credit - Luis Enrique

Barcelona boss Luis Enrique launched a staunch defence of his players after they came from behind without the injured Lionel Messi to beat Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 on Tuesday.

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