🚨Confirmed XIs: Athletic and Elche kick off matchday 25 | OneFootball

Athletic Club and Elche CF kick off Matchday 25 of LaLiga at San Mamés. Ernesto Valverde’s “Lions” arrive at their best moment of the season after stringing together two consecutive victories against Oviedo and Levante, putting themselves just four points away from the European spots. Despite the significant absences of Nico Williams and Berenguer, the return of Dani Vivian to the defense and Guruzeta’s scoring instinct have the red-and-white fans excited.

For their part, Eder Sarabia’s Elche are going through a critical situation: they have gone seven matches without a win and urgently need points to avoid the abyss of relegation. The good news for the Ilicitanos is the return of their offensive reference, Rafa Mir, and their starting center-back pair, Bigas and Affengruber, after overcoming their injuries.

Confirmed lineups

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