Athletic Club Bilbao vs Arsenal, Estadio San Mames, Tuesday 16th September, KO 17:45 GMT

[HCZ_Reborn]

Thought I’d create this thread as noticed that they’d lost at home to Deportivo Alaves (not to be confused with Deportivo a Coruna). Not sure whether this or Clubbe Brugge will be our second hardest away game (probably this in fairness).
Apart from Nico Williams his older brother Inaki, and Aymeric Laporte I don’t really know any of their players. I know that they will only use players that come from the Basque region of Spain (Inaki was born in Bilbao even though he represents Ghana at international level)

Zubimendi, Merino and in the unlikely event that he features Odegaard are unlikely to get a warm welcome from the home side given they have all played for local rivals Real Sociedad (Arteta’s boyhood club).


Anyway 3-0 Joseba Exteberria hat-trick

[Letters]

Hmm. Tuesday. Not sure if that means it's on Prime? Don't they have the Tuesday games?

[HCZ_Reborn]

Hmm. Tuesday. Not sure if that means it's on Prime? Don't they have the Tuesday games?

Yeah but they are showing the Spurs game because it’s an 8pm KO

[Letters]

I saw they were showing the Spurs game. I thought they showed multiple games, no?

EDIT: Just seen the kick off time

[21_GOONER_SALUTE]

They were the worst side we played pre-season so don't expect the game to offer up much.

We'll be ok, but I really hope we can see more synergy in the team and more progress so we'll be in the right mood to take on Citeh.

[Marc Overmars]

An awful United team beat them 7-1 over 2 legs, so I’d like to think that this game shouldn’t be a problem for us really.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Nico Williams apparently is out.

They've had someone banned too I think but I can't remember who.

[21_GOONER_SALUTE]

Nico Williams apparently is out.

They've had someone banned too I think but I can't remember who.

He offered very little when we played them earlier and TBH I'm glad he turned us down severally.

Anyway, with Mosquera, Zubi and Merino, I doubt there are any surprises they could spring on us.

[HCZ_Reborn]

Rice returns but not really evidence of rotation rather Arteta producing the same midfield stodgefest as at Anfield

Im going to be dead from an aneurysm before this guy fucks off

[KSE Comedy Club]

Should be a good 10-0 to us tonight.
Goku & Eze Hatters with Merino and Zubi chipping in.

I expect nothing less