Athletic Club vs Sevilla: Full lineups confirmed for LaLiga 2026-27 match
The Basque side will open their LaLiga campaign with the Athletic Club vs Sevilla match.
Athletic Club are scheduled to face Sevilla in an exciting Matchday 2 fixture of the LaLiga 2026-27 season at Estadio de San Mamés on Saturday, August 22, 2026. The hosts, who did not feature in the opening matchweek, will look to secure a winning start to their campaign against Sevilla, who won their opening match.
Sevilla faced Rayo Vallecano in their LaLiga opener and fell behind in the fourth minute to an Alvaro Garcia Rivera goal. Los Nervionenses fought back in the second half, courtesy of a 52nd-minute strike from Jon Guridi. Despite Kike Salas being sent off in the 88th minute, the hosts secured a 2-1 win, with Gerard Fernandez scoring a penalty in the 97th minute.
Luis Garcia will hope that his side can maintain this form against Basque opponents tonight. Athletic Club did not do any major business over the summer but did exceedingly well to hold on to their star players, including Nico Williams.
However, the youngster would not likely feature much tonight due to a lack of match fitness. With Nico Williams unlikely to feature much, his brother, Inaki Williams, will be key for the Bilbao-based hosts, who will look to clinch an early win.
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Athletic Club vs Sevilla Lineups
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Athletic Club
Starting XI: Unai Simon; Jesus Areso, Yeray Alvarez, Aitor Paredes, Yuri Berchiche; Benat Gerenabarrena, Peio Canales; Inaki Williams, Oihan Sancet, Alex Berenguer; Gorka Guruzeta.
Bench: Alex Padilla (gk), Nico Williams, Aymeric Laporte, Hugo Rincon, Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta, Mikel Jauregizar, Adama Boiro, Alejandro Rego, Maroan Sannadi, Robert Navarro, Alvaro Djalo, Johaneko Louis-Jean.
Sevilla
Starting XI: Odysseas Vlachodimos; Juan Iglesias, Arouna Sangante, Andres Castrin, Gabriel Suazo; Miguel Angel Sierra, Lucien Agoume; Gerard Peque, Jon Guridi, Oso; Robbie Ure.
Bench: Fran Gonzalez (gk), Rafael Romero (gk), Julio Diaz, Isaac Romero, Chidera Ejuke, Jose Angel Carmona, Nico Guillen, Manu Bueno, Ibrahima Sow, Iker Munoz, Giorgi Kochorashvili.
When is Athletic Club vs Sevilla LaLiga 2026-27 match?
The Matchday 2 fixture will be played on Saturday, August 22, 2026. In India, the match will kick off at 8:30 PM IST.
Where is Athletic Club vs Sevilla being played?
The match takes place at the Estadio de San Mamés in Bilbao, Spain.
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