Of Mattress makers and Lions - Atletico Madrid vs Athletic Bilbao

Pre-match and Post-match thread.

Routing for Atletico because of Falcao. But it can go either way I see no out and out favourite unlike last year where most people would bank on Porto winning.

When is it?

Anti-DNA wrote:When is it?

It was today, Bilbao won 3-2.

Its tommorow Lol.

vivabarca38 wrote:Its tommorow Lol.

Raptorgunner wrote:

Anti-DNA wrote:When is it?

It was today, Bilbao won 3-2.

:vagi:

A detailed preview would have been nice.

Stats:

--------------Atleti-----------Bilbao
Goals:--------Adrian:10-------Llorente:7
Assists: ------Diego:6 --------Susaeta:5
Yellows:------Gabi:5----------Javi:5
Reds: --------Tiago:1---------Amorabieta:1

Possible Starting teams (according to ESPN Deportes)
ATLÉTICO DE MADRID:

ATHLETIC CLUB:

Ref: Wolfgang Stark

Im predicting a draw here........

bilbao is gonna win and muniain will make the EL tattoo just like he promised
and some other player will dye his hair pink but i dont remember who

Predicted line ups:


Discuss

DAYUM DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS TODAY

Go Atletico!

Anti-DNA wrote:DAYUM DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS TODAY

That's how important this final is

Couldnt care about who wins..I have always been neutral towards Spanish football.

Since Atletico are being touted as favorites ,i'd go with underdog with this one just for the sake of it..

Forza Bilbao !

"
- Atletico Madrid come into the final on an 11-game Europa League winning streak, since losing 2-0 at Udinese in the group stage.

- Los Colchoneros have never faced Athletic Bilbao in European competition before. Of the sides' 150 domestic league meetings, the capital club lead with 64 wins to Athletic's 59.

- Atletico are appearing in their eighth major European final. Their first appearance resulted in 1961-62 Cup Winners' Cup success against Fiorentina, while they also won the inaugural edition of the Europa League against Fulham in 2009-10.

- Radamel Falcao is level with Schalke's Klaas-Jan Huntelaar at the top of the Europa League scoring charts with 10 goals.

- Athletic Bilbao have won just four of their last 11 matches in all competitions (W4 D3 L4).

- The Basques beat their final opponents 3-0 at home in the league in October, but a Falcao double gave Atletico a 2-1 victory at the Vicente Calderon in March.

- Athletic have never won a European trophy. Their only previous European final brought defeat on away goals by Juventus over two legs in the 1977 Uefa Cup.

- Marcelo Bielsa was Diego Simeone's coach with Argentina from 1998 until World Cup 2002. The ex-Atletico midfielder made the last of his 106 international appearances under Bielsa in Sapporo, in a 1-0 defeat by England."

Cmon Atletico Its in about 5 more hours right?

Lex wrote:

Anti-DNA wrote:DAYUM DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS TODAY

That's how important this final is

Nah just haven't looked when the last few games was airing.. don't even know when CL final is which will be worse than Europa cup Final anyway

Hoping Atletico win for Falcoa's sake and so they can show how overrated Beisla really is lmao

Hoping for a Bilbao win

I hope Bilbao win.

Like Anti said, I didn't even realise the final was today. Just goes to show how low key and uninteresting this comp really is.

i want pathetico to lose by a goal and have a legit penalty denied 5 minutes before the end