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·27 January 2026

🚨 Athletic without Nico and Vivian before Champions League "final"

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Bad news for Athletic Club ahead of their crucial match tomorrow against Sporting de Portugal.

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The Lions arrive at the final matchday with the chance to qualify for the playoffs, but they will almost certainly have to do so without several of their stars.  

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Nico Williams, who is still recovering from his pubalgia, and Vivian have not trained with their teammates in the preparatory session ahead of tomorrow’s match and their participation is highly unlikely.

Laporte, on the other hand, has trained even though Valverde has confirmed that he will not play in the match.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here.

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