PREVIEW | Athletic Bilbao vs Arsenal - team news, lineups, predictions

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·14 September 2025

PREVIEW | Athletic Bilbao vs Arsenal - team news, lineups, predictions

Athletic Bilbao and Arsenal clash this Tuesday at the San Mamés (La Catedral) of the UEFA Champions League. Athletic Bilbao mark their 6th participation in the competition, whilst Arsenal go into their 24th. The match will be broadcast live at 17:45 on TNT Sports 1.

In their last encounter, Athletic Bilbao were beaten 0-1 by Alavés (La Liga 2025/26). In their last match, Arsenal prevailed 3-0 against Nottingham Forest (Premier League 2025/26).

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Athletic Bilbao

Yeray Álvarez - Doping Ban
Unai Egiluz - Cruciate Ligament Tear
Álex Padilla - Red Card Suspension
Aymeric Laporte - No Eligibility

Arsenal

Bukayo Saka - Hamstring Injury
Christian Norgaard - Knock

Last starting XIs

Athletic Bilbao ( vs Alavés 2025-09-13): Unai Simón, Jesús Areso, Dani Vivian, Aitor Paredes, Yuri Berchiche, Iñigo de Galarreta, Mikel Jauregizar, Álex Berenguer, Ohian Sancet, Iñaki Williams, Gorka Guruzeta

Arsenal ( vs Nottingham Forest 2025-09-13): David Raya, Jurrien Timber, Cristhian Mosquera, Gabriel Magalhães, Riccardo Calafiori, Mikel Merino, Martin Zubimendi, Martin Odegaard, Noni Madueke, Viktor Gyökeres, Eberechi Eze

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MANAGERS

Ernesto Valverde has faced Arsenal on two occasions, recording one win and one loss

HEAD TO HEAD

Athletic Bilbao and Arsenal have faced each other zero times, there is no advantage between Athletic Bilbao and Arsenal: zero wins for each team in zero games.
In the Champions League, the two teams face each other for the first time