SPANISH CUP FINAL | ATHLETIC CLUB BILBAO - FC BARCELONA | THE DAY BEFORE

The city of Madrid is about to be visited by 1000s of ATHLETIC CLUB BILBAO & FC BARCELONA followers as both are to play the Final of the SPANISH CUP ( Copa del Rey ) tomorrow at the "Vicente Calderon Stadium" (Home of Atletico de Madrid).

At.Bilbao - FC Barcelona.

A huge game to officially close the Spanish Football season with plenty of angles & stories in play:

• At.Bilbao looks to overcome their Europa League Final loss
• It will be FC Barcelona Coach Josep Guardiola last match
• Bilbao Coach Bielsa looks to crown his great season with a title
• Barcelona will be without Alves, Puyol & Abidal, thus needs a re-make of the defense
• The Bilbao youngsters - Muniain, De Oscar, Susaeta, Ander Herrera - look to consolidate themselves as players in the true sense with a mayor title
• Barça wishes to give Guardiola a goodbye title & send a message that their "winning cycle" has not yet ended.

Both teams have kept their cards close to their chest & are not giving hints as to what the line-ups will be.

What is clear that it will be a match not to be missed & promises to be very intense, exciting  & a hard fought affair. May the better team win & good luck to both Clubs.


FRIDAY - 25th of MAY:
Official Starting line-ups of both teams:

Athletic Club Bilbao: Iraizoz; Iraola, Ekiza, Amorebieta, Aurtenetxe; Javi Martinez, De Marcos, Muniain; Susaeta, Llorente & Ibai Gómez.
 
FC Barcelona:  Pinto; Montoya, Mascherano, Piqué, Adriano; Xavi, Iniesta, Busquets, Alexis, Pedro & Messi

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