Real Madrid will be bidding to strengthen their grip on first position in the La Liga table when they welcome Athletic Bilbao to Bernabeu on Sunday night.
Carlo Ancelotti's side are top of the division, eight points ahead of second-placed Barcelona, while Athletic are fourth, one point clear of fifth-placed Atletico Madrid, and here Sports Mole rounds up the team news.
REAL MADRID vs. ATHLETIC BILBAO
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REAL MADRID
Out: Vinicius Junior (suspended), Thibaut Courtois (knee), David Alaba (knee)
Doubtful: None
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Lunin; Carvajal, Rudiger, Nacho, Mendy; Valverde, Tchouameni, Kroos; Bellingham; Brahim, Rodrygo
ATHLETIC BILBAO
Out: Yuri Berchiche (hamstring)
Doubtful: Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta (muscle), Aitor Paredes (muscle), Ander Herrera (hamstring)
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Simon; De Marcos, Vivian, Yeray, Lekue; Benat, D Garcia; I Williams, Sancet, N Williams; Guruzeta
For data analysis of the most likely results, scorelines and more for this match please click here.
Matt Law
