| The guests secure at least progress to the play-offs in this part of the Champions League phase. For the Basques things look a bit different. The team is 23rd in the table and that's why they need these three points to have chance to play in the same play-offs. The gusts from Lisboa could rely on their top attacker Luis Suarez who is on fire. In six consecutive competitive matches the Colombian has been directly involved for scored goals and has already scored 24 times in all competitions for Sporting CP this season. This will be the fifth time Athletic Bilbao and Sporting have met. The last game, however took place in the semi-finals of the 2012 UEFA Europa League, when Athletic won 4-3 on aggregate and advanced to the final. Although, the bookies give slight advantage to the home team, right now, Sporting looks the stronger team, especially after their victory against PSG. |
