La Liga: Atletico Madrid vs Athletic Club Live Stream, Preview and Prediction

Matchday 5 in La Liga sees Atletico Madrid take on Athletic Club at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium on Saturday 18th September. Ahead of the game we take a look at Atletico Madrid vs Athletic Club Live Stream, Preview and Prediction details.

Atletico Madrid vs Athletic Club: Preview

Atletico Madrid will be looking to continue their strong start to the 2021-22 La Liga campaign when they take on Athletic Club this weekend. Simeone’s men have picked up 10 points from the first four games of the season and are third in the table. Atletico Madrid were back to winning after the international break against Espanyol with 2-1 win, thanks to a 99th minute equaliser from Thomas Lemar who secured all three points for his side.

Atletico were also in Champions League action on Wednesday night, opening their group-stage campaign with a goalless draw at home to Porto. The capital giants now have three straight league matches against Athletic, Getafe and Alaves before travelling to San Siro at the end of September to take on AC Milan in their second Group B fixture.

Their opponents, Athletic Club have also made an encouraging start to the new season, collecting eight points from their opening four fixtures, which has left them in fifth position heading into the next set of fixtures. Marcelino’s side have now won back to back league games beating Celta Vigo 1-0 before the international break and then beating Real Mallorca 2-0 thanks to second half goals from Dani Vivian and Inaki Williams and will confident for their trip to Wanda Metropolitano.

Atletico Madrid vs Athletic Club: Venue

Atletico Madrid host Athletic Club at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid, Spain. It has a total capacity of 68,456 seats. The 2019 UEFA Champions League final was held in this stadium.

Atletico Madrid vs Athletic Club: Match Timings

Atletico Madrid vs Athletic Club: Prediction

Atletico Madrid will surely look for another win when they face Athletic Club at home. But the team from Basque will by no means be an easy test for the defending champions. This will be an interesting encounter when these two meet on Saturday. We predict a narrow win for the home side Atletico Madrid.

Atletico Madrid vs Athletic Club:  Live Stream

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