{"id":42134,"date":"2025-04-20T14:47:04","date_gmt":"2025-04-20T13:47:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=42134"},"modified":"2025-04-21T08:35:51","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T07:35:51","slug":"real-madrid-vs-athletic-club-madrids-must-win-la-liga-clash-without-their-star-star-striker-match-preview-injury-news-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/real-madrid-vs-athletic-club-madrids-must-win-la-liga-clash-without-their-star-star-striker-match-preview-injury-news-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Real Madrid vs. Athletic Club: Madrid\u2019s Must-Win La Liga Clash Without Their Star Striker, Match Preview, Injury News and More"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After a disappointing exit from the Champions League following the defeat to Arsenal, Real Madrid will shift their focus to the La Liga race. The Los Blancos will host Athletic Club on Sunday, it could be termed as a crucial clash in the Spanish title scheme of things for Carlo Ancelotti and his side.&nbsp;<\/p><p>Athletic Club has had a decent campaign until now and will be expected to test the Real Madrid team in the match week 32. Ernesto Valverde&rsquo;s side came in after clinching their spot in the UEL final four earlier this week. Ancelotti and his side will be asked to be on their level best if they are to keep the Athletic side at bay.&nbsp;<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Carlo Ancelotti is expected to leave his post as Real Madrid head coach at the end of the season with hopes to next lead Brazil, per <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheAthleticFC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>@TheAthleticFC<\/a> &#129320;<br><br>He's won the Champions League three times with Real Madrid <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HQLILGja6M\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/HQLILGja6M<\/a><\/p>&mdash; B\/R Football (@brfootball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/brfootball\/status\/1913677461877068013?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>April 19, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why Is This Game a Must-Win for Real Madrid?<\/h2><p>Real Madrid are currently trailing by seven points to league leaders Barcelona with one game less played. With only six games or 18 points to go after the match week 32, the widening of this gap would damage Los Balncos&rsquo; title hopes. Moreover, the Athletic Club is their biggest test given the next few fixtures.&nbsp;<\/p><p>With an El Classico game in hand and the point gap ideally turning to four points if Real Madrid wins today, Ancelotti&rsquo;s side will push the pressure back on Barcelona. Keeping the gap intact and breathing down the league leaders all the time will be important for Real Madrid to turn these tides around.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Real Madrid Injury News&nbsp;<\/h3><p>Real Madrid could suffer another major injury blow as Antonio Rudiger is speculated to go through injury. The German is said to be playing through a meniscus tear for months which might finally catch up. Other than that, Dani Carvajal and Eder Militao remain the major absentees from the backline.<\/p><p>Ancelotti and his side will receive a boost in Eduardo Camavinga as he&rsquo;s set to make a return against Athletic Club. Moreover, in the absence of their sharpshooter Kylian Mbappe through suspension, Endrick could be asked to fill in for the Frenchman at number 9 position.&nbsp;<\/p><p>Following the UCL exit, Ancelotti expressed how the squad is focusing on what&rsquo;s to come as he spoke in his&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.realmadrid.com\/en-US\/news\/football\/first-team\/press-conference\/ancelotti-19-04-2025\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pre-match conference<\/a>:<\/p><blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong><em>&ldquo;The&nbsp;Champions League&nbsp;is the biggest competition, not only for&nbsp;Real Madrid&nbsp;but for every club. The history of this competition, fortunately, is the most successful part of this club&rsquo;s history too.&nbsp;It&rsquo;s not true to say the rest doesn&rsquo;t mean anything. Fighting for&nbsp;La Liga,&nbsp;the&nbsp;Copa&nbsp;final and the&nbsp;Club World Cup&nbsp;is important as well.&rdquo;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Real Madrid Predicted Lineup<\/h3><p><strong>Real Madrid Predicted XI:<\/strong>&nbsp;Courtois; Valverde, Asencio, Alaba, Garcia; Tchouameni, Camavinga; Brahim, Bellingham, Vinicius; Endrick.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#128680;&#127466;&#127480; &#119822;&#119813;&#119813;&#119816;&#119810;&#119816;&#119808;&#119819; | La Liga will have 5 teams in the Champions League next season! &#9989;&#127942;<br><br>As it stands, this is the top 5 in the Spanish league: Barcelona, Real Madrid, Atleti, Athletic Club &amp; Villarreal. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9EQuKVODRP\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/9EQuKVODRP<\/a><\/p>&mdash; EuroFoot (@eurofootcom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eurofootcom\/status\/1913841561034457239?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>April 20, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Athletic Club Injury News&nbsp;<\/h3><p>Athletic Club will miss their star winger Nico Williams who was ruled of their clash against Real Madrid. The Spaniard is reported to suffer a sports hernia ruling him out of this important clash.&nbsp;<\/p><p>Coming in from an important UEL victory over Rangers FC, Valverde and his side are focused on the La Liga campaign. Talking about wanting to do more in the league, the Athletic Club manager in his pre-match conference said:<\/p><blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong><em>&nbsp;&ldquo;We want to keep performing well in La Liga. But we know this match will be difficult and we&rsquo;ve played a lot of games recently. We played on Thursday night and&nbsp;now we go to the Santiago Bernabeu to face Real Madrid, who have just been knocked out of the Champions League.&rdquo;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Athletic Club Predicted Lineup<\/h3><p><strong>Athletic Club Predicted XI:&nbsp;<\/strong>Simon; Gorosabel, Vivian, Paredes, Lekue; Jauregizar, Prados; Berenguer, Sancet, Jauregizar; Guruzeta.<\/p><p><strong>ALSO READ:<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/is-it-end-of-the-ancelotti-era-post-exit-from-the-champions-league\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>&nbsp;<strong>Is It the End of the Ancelotti Era Post Exit From the Champions League?<\/strong><\/a><\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Real Madrid vs. Athletic Club Betting Odds&nbsp;<\/h3><p>Odds via &ndash;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/go-BetMGM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>BetMGM<\/a><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Teams<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Moneyline<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Total Goals<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Real Madrid&nbsp;<\/td><td>Win: -177Draw: +295<\/td><td>Over 2.5: -148Under 2.5: +106<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Athletic Club<\/td><td>Win: +440Draw: +295<\/td><td>Over 3.5: +180Under 3.5: -265<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FC Barcelona Are Seven Points Ahead of Real Madrid in La Liga.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":42169,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[4038],"tags":[4098,3949,3904],"class_list":["post-42134","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-soccer","tag-carlo-ancelotti","tag-kylian-mbappe","tag-real-madrid"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Real Madrid vs. Athletic Club: Madrid&rsquo;s Must-Win La Liga Clash Without Their Star Striker, Match Preview, Injury News and More - The Playoffs<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Real Madrid face Athletic Club in a crucial La Liga clash without star Kylian Mbapp&eacute;. 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