Latest news from Athletic – AZ Alkmaar live:
Very good afternoon everyone and welcome to another Europa League Thursday on MARCA.com!! In approximately two hours we have a game in San Mamés. He Athletic of Ernesto Valverde will seek, in front of his fans, his first victory of this tournament against the AZ Alkmaar Dutch.
After the debut with a draw in their visit to Roma, the ‘Txingurri’ team will try to add their first victory in an edition that they have marked in red on the current calendar. The final of this Europa League will be played on May 21 at La Catedral and Athletic has every hope of taking advantage of that opportunity and appearing in a final that would play like at home.
There is still a long way to go, but the first step is to become stronger at home. AZ, who won on the first dayis a good test to measure the moment of an Athletic that has started strongly in the domestic championship.
It remains to be seen to what extent Valverde rotates for this matchin which there will be some loss of consideration. Whoever comes out, what seems clear is that the lions will come out, as always when they play at home, with the intention of dominating and putting rhythm into the game. We will see what AZ’s approach is.
From now on we will tell you all the news surrounding the clash: official lineups, previous atmosphere, statistics… are you planning to miss it? Come on let’s get started!