http://www.mail.com/int/organizations/21002-athletic-bilbao.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/int/organizations/21002-athletic-bilbao.html http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2096020-barcelona-toasts-title-with-win-valladolid.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Newly crowned Spanish champion Barcelona celebrated winning the league title in front of its home fans by easing to a 2-1 victory over Valladolid on Sunday. While rain and dropping temperatures threatened to dampen the party in the stands, Barcelona had little trouble keeping alive its bid to equal Real Madrid's 2012 record haul of... Sun, 19 May 2013 22:28:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2096020-barcelona-toasts-title-with-win-valladolid.html 2013-05-19T22:28:43Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2061716-celta-vigo-draws-1-1-with-bilbao-spanish-league.html VIGO, Spain (AP) — Striker Iago Aspas scored a late equalizer for Celta Vigo to draw 1-1 at home with Athletic Bilbao in the Spanish league on Friday. After both sides had hit the crossbar, Bilbao forward Oscar de Marcos looped the ball over goalkeeper Javi Varas in the 43rd minute after being played clear by Aritz Aduriz. Bilbao continued to dominate the... Fri, 03 May 2013 21:06:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2061716-celta-vigo-draws-1-1-with-bilbao-spanish-league.html 2013-05-03T21:06:09Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2056988-bayern-munich-lines-up-cl-final-with-dortmund.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona star Lionel Messi watched from the sideline as Bayern Munich completed its dismantling of the Spanish side with a 3-0 win on Wednesday, lining up the first all-German Champions League final against Borussia Dortmund. With its all-time leading scorer out after he aggravated a right hamstring injury, Barcelona failed to ser... Wed, 01 May 2013 23:11:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2056988-bayern-munich-lines-up-cl-final-with-dortmund.html 2013-05-01T23:11:45Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2050544-bilbao-season-that-was.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — In Spanish football, there is no bigger disappointment this season than Athletic Bilbao. Marcelo Bielsa's youthful team wowed Europe last season with its mix of speed and creativity in attack that led it to a pair of milestone wins over Manchester United and to within 90 minutes of two pieces of coveted silverware. Mon, 29 Apr 2013 09:19:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2050544-bilbao-season-that-was.html 2013-04-29T09:19:40Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2050190-barcelona-madrid-miracle-to-reach-wembley.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Fierce rivals Barcelona and Real Madrid are bound to a common cause after heavy losses in the Champions League: the need to believe in miracles. Barcelona has the daunting task of overturning its 4-0 loss at Bayern Munich in their second-leg semifinal Wednesday while on Tuesday, Madrid faces the slightly less formidable challenge o... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:06:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2050190-barcelona-madrid-miracle-to-reach-wembley.html 2013-04-29T00:06:22Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2048660-barcelona-postpones-title-with-draw-bilbao.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona conceded a late equalizer to spoil what would have been another heroic effort by Lionel Messi, with the 2-2 result at Athletic Bilbao on Saturday meaning the leaders must wait another week for a chance to clinch the Spanish league title. With his team trailing 1-0 and limited in its ability to threaten Bilbao's area, Mess... Sat, 27 Apr 2013 22:09:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2048660-barcelona-postpones-title-with-draw-bilbao.html 2013-04-27T22:09:03Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2043670-europe-barcelona-win-league.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — On the brink of exiting the Champions League, Barcelona can find some immediate solace by clinching its 22nd Spanish league title this weekend. The Catalan club will win its fourth domestic trophy in five seasons if it beats Athletic Bilbao on Saturday and Atletico Madrid breaks its 24-game winless run against Real Madrid, which is... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 17:06:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2043670-europe-barcelona-win-league.html 2013-04-25T17:06:13Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2034504-falcao-atletico-1-0-win-sevilla.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Radamel Falcao scored his 25th goal of the Spanish league season to give Atletico Madrid a hard-fought 1-0 win at Sevilla and keep his team in the hunt for a second-place finish on Sunday. Also, Real Sociedad extended its unbeaten run to 14 straight games by drawing 0-0 at Osasuna, while Espanyol beat nine-man Getafe 2-0 for its th... Sun, 21 Apr 2013 21:54:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2034504-falcao-atletico-1-0-win-sevilla.html 2013-04-21T21:54:55Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2027598-barca-madrid-to-warm-up-champions-semifinals.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona and Real Madrid both play at home on Saturday in the Spanish league looking to make their final adjustments while resting some weary legs for the Champions League semifinals set to start next week against a pair of German rivals. Barcelona hosts a struggling Levante side with Lionel Messi doubtful to play as he tries to f... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 09:52:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2027598-barca-madrid-to-warm-up-champions-semifinals.html 2013-04-18T09:52:22Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2018442-ronaldo-hits-50-goals-season-win-madrid.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 49th and 50th goals in all competitions this season as Real Madrid won 3-0 at Athletic Bilbao on Sunday, while Barcelona didn't need Lionel Messi to brush aside Real Zaragoza 3-0 and ease closer to the Spanish league title. Ronaldo opened with a dipping free kick two minutes in and scored again in the 6... Sun, 14 Apr 2013 22:08:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2018442-ronaldo-hits-50-goals-season-win-madrid.html 2013-04-14T22:08:06Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2017500-madrid-midfielder-oezil-to-bilbao-match.html MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid will be without midfielder Mesut Oezil and several other players for the Spanish league game at Athletic Bilbao. The German playmaker was left out of Madrid's squad for Sunday's match because of an ankle sprain. Madrid will also be missing defender Alvaro Arbeloa, midfielder Michael Essien, and back-up playmaker Kaka, who are all... Sat, 13 Apr 2013 12:34:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2017500-madrid-midfielder-oezil-to-bilbao-match.html 2013-04-13T12:34:24Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2012746-sociedad-visits-rayo-match-spains-surprises.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — While Barcelona and Real Madrid recover from scares in the Champions League, Real Sociedad visits Rayo Vallecano on Sunday in a match between Spain's biggest surprises. Barcelona visits Real Zaragoza with a 13-point lead in the Spanish league over Madrid, which is at Athletic Bilbao, also on Sunday. Barcelona needed Lionel Messi on... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 11:29:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2012746-sociedad-visits-rayo-match-spains-surprises.html 2013-04-11T11:29:44Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2006646-negredo-hits-2-to-sevilla-2-1-win-bilbao.html SEVILLE, Spain (AP) — Striker Alvaro Negredo scored twice Monday to give Sevilla a 2-1 win over Athletic Bilbao in a physical Spanish league match in which both teams had a man sent off. With the game heading for a draw, Negredo surged forward to tap in Jose Antonio Reyes' cross between last defender and the goalkeeper to grab the win three minutes from t... Mon, 08 Apr 2013 22:56:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2006646-negredo-hits-2-to-sevilla-2-1-win-bilbao.html 2013-04-08T22:56:58Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1991456-athletic-beats-granada-1-0-spanish-league.html MADRID (AP) — Aritz Aduriz's second-half header gave 10-man Athletic Bilbao a 1-0 win against Granada in the Spanish league on Monday. A corner delivered by Ibai Gomez to the far post was headed in by Aduriz in the 67th minute. Athletic forward Markel Susaeta was sent off after receiving a second yellow card for a clumsy tackle from behind on Manuel "Noli... Mon, 01 Apr 2013 22:01:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1991456-athletic-beats-granada-1-0-spanish-league.html 2013-04-01T22:01:02Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1909274-sociedad-beats-bilbao-san-mames-derby.html BILBAO, Spain (AP) — Real Sociedad fought back to claim a long-coveted 3-1 victory at Athletic Bilbao on Friday in the 66th and final Basque Country derby to be played at San Mames stadium. Bilbao bossed the opening stages of the match and went ahead through Ibai Gomez's vicious volley at the half-hour mark. But Antoine Griezmann headed Sociedad level fou... Fri, 22 Feb 2013 23:56:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1909274-sociedad-beats-bilbao-san-mames-derby.html 2013-02-22T23:56:51Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1896552-messi-nets-300th-301st-goals-barcelona-win.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Lionel Messi scored his 300th and 301st career goals for Barcelona and extended his record-scoring run to 14 Spanish league games in a 2-1 comeback win at Granada on Saturday, four days before it visits AC Milan. Messi pounced on a rebound of Cesc Fabregas' strike five minutes after halftime to cancel out Odion Ighalo's opener that... Sat, 16 Feb 2013 23:08:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1896552-messi-nets-300th-301st-goals-barcelona-win.html 2013-02-16T23:08:04Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1891442-barcelona-rolls-focus-shifts-to-top-4-finish.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — With only a debacle stopping Barcelona from reclaiming the Spanish league title, a pack of competitive sides is still in the hunt for a top-four finish and a Champions League berth for next season. This season is almost two-thirds over and there is a logjam of teams jousting for the right to play in European club football's top com... Thu, 14 Feb 2013 12:56:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1891442-barcelona-rolls-focus-shifts-to-top-4-finish.html 2013-02-14T12:56:31Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1863060-bilbao-fights-2-2-draw-valladolid.html VALLADOLID, Spain (AP) — Forward Markel Susaeta scored one goal and set up another to lead Athletic Bilbao's fightback for a 2-2 draw at Valladolid in the Spanish league on Friday. Valladolid had an excellent start with striker Javi Guerra heading home its opener eight minutes in after Bilbao's Aritz Aduriz had hit the post. Alberto Bueno then doubled the... Sat, 02 Feb 2013 00:30:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1863060-bilbao-fights-2-2-draw-valladolid.html 2013-02-02T00:30:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1845464-barcelona-real-madrid-warm-up-showdown.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Set to meet next week in the Copa del Rey semifinals, Barcelona and Real Madrid must be careful not to be caught off guard on Sunday when they host relatively lightweight opponents in the Spanish league. Barcelona, which lost its first league match of the season last week, has the added threat of complacency against struggling Osas... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 12:01:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1845464-barcelona-real-madrid-warm-up-showdown.html 2013-01-25T12:01:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1842882-llorente-to-join-juventus-season.html TURIN, Italy (AP) — Juventus has signed Athletic Bilbao striker Fernando Llorente to a four-year contract that will start at the end of the season. The 27-year-old Llorente will join Juventus in June when his contract expires with Bilbao. Llorente has scored 104 goals in 334 appearances for Bilbao, but has been at odds with the Basque club since last offs... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 11:41:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1842882-llorente-to-join-juventus-season.html 2013-01-24T11:41:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1836298-bilbao-draws-1-1-betis-to-3-game-skid.html SEVILLE, Spain (AP) — Athletic Bilbao drew 1-1 at Real Betis Monday to end a three-game losing streak in the Spanish league. Betis striker Ruben Castro opened the scoring in the second minute from the penalty spot after goalkeeper Gorka Iraizoz rashly fouled Salva Sevilla disputing a ball on the edge of the area. Betis continued to dominate the opening st... Mon, 21 Jan 2013 21:54:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1836298-bilbao-draws-1-1-betis-to-3-game-skid.html 2013-01-21T21:54:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1814852-rayo-vallecano-wins-2-1-athletic-bilbao.html BILBAO, Spain (AP) — Rayo Vallecano continued its remarkable run up the Spanish standings with a 2-1 win at Athletic Bilbao on Friday thanks to goals by Alhassane Bangoura and Francisco "Piti" Medina. Rayo, with the topflight's smallest budget, was expected to struggle after selling forward Miguel "Michu" Perez last summer. Instead, the minnow's daring at... Fri, 11 Jan 2013 22:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1814852-rayo-vallecano-wins-2-1-athletic-bilbao.html 2013-01-11T22:06:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1801408-deportivo-beats-malaga-1-0-1st-win-2-months.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Deportivo La Coruna beat visiting Malaga 1-0 thanks to Luis "Pizzi" Afonso's second-half goal, giving new coach Domingos Paciencia a victorious debut in the Spanish league on Saturday. Deportivo's first win in over two months was only its third in 18 rounds. But it was good enough to pull it out of last place after Osasuna fell to ... Sat, 05 Jan 2013 22:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1801408-deportivo-beats-malaga-1-0-1st-win-2-months.html 2013-01-05T22:05:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1797346-bilbao-juventus-wants-to-sign-llorente.html BILBAO, Spain (AP) — Athletic Bilbao says that Juventus will open negotiations with striker Fernando Llorente to lure him to Italy after this season. Bilbao released a statement on its website on Thursday saying that Juventus "will begin negotiations with (Llorente) to incorporate him into its squad" after his contract with the Basque club expires on June... Thu, 03 Jan 2013 11:15:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1797346-bilbao-juventus-wants-to-sign-llorente.html 2013-01-03T11:15:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1768546-malaga-wins-2-0-sevilla-to-cement-hold-4th.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Malaga strengthened its hold on fourth place in the Spanish league with a convincing 2-0 win at Sevilla in Saturday's Andalusian derby based on yet another impressive defensive performance away from home. Manuel Pellegrini's Malaga kept its fifth clean sheet through eight road games this season as it climbed to within four points o... Sat, 15 Dec 2012 23:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1768546-malaga-wins-2-0-sevilla-to-cement-hold-4th.html 2012-12-15T23:25:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1762288-celta-vigo-beats-madrid-messi-stars-barca.html MADRID (AP) — Celta Vigo upset Real Madrid with a 2-1 victory in the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey on Wednesday, and Lionel Messi scored his 21st double to reach 88 goals in 2012, leading Barcelona to a 2-0 win over second-tier club Cordoba. Having broken German great Gerd Mueller's 40-year-old record for most goals in a year on Sunday, Messi added to h... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 23:01:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1762288-celta-vigo-beats-madrid-messi-stars-barca.html 2012-12-12T23:01:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1742604-fernando-llorente-set-to-quit-bilbao-season.html BILBAO, Spain (AP) — Fernando Llorente says he will leave Spanish club Athletic Bilbao at the end of the season and blamed the media for souring relations with the club and its fans. The 27-year-old striker, who rose through the junior ranks of the Basque club, said he had been unlucky and denied money was an issue why his career hadn't worked out at Bilb... Tue, 04 Dec 2012 17:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1742604-fernando-llorente-set-to-quit-bilbao-season.html 2012-12-04T17:33:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1736696-barca-beats-bilbao-best-spanish-season-start.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Lionel Messi scored twice Saturday as Barcelona made the best start in the history of the Spanish league with a 5-1 win over Athletic Bilbao, while Real Madrid extended its dominance over Atletico Madrid by easing to a 2-0 victory. Barcelona's 13 wins and a draw in the opening 14 rounds surpassed Madrid's 12 wins and two draws to b... Sat, 01 Dec 2012 22:58:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1736696-barca-beats-bilbao-best-spanish-season-start.html 2012-12-01T22:58:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1733196-celta-ousts-almeria-copa-to-meet-madrid.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Enrique de Lucas scored in extra time as Celta Vigo came from behind in dramatic fashion to oust second-tier club Almeria 3-0 from the Copa del Rey on Thursday after Roberto Lago had netted in the dying moments to extend the match. Celta will face 2011 cup winner Real Madrid in the round-of-16. "My players gave an enormous effort,"... Thu, 29 Nov 2012 21:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1733196-celta-ousts-almeria-copa-to-meet-madrid.html 2012-11-29T21:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1733098-atletico-poised-to-break-madrids-derby-dominance.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Hardened by coach Diego Simeone and fueled by striker Radamel Falcao, Atletico Madrid appears poised to finally break Real Madrid's dominance of the Spanish-capital derby with a long-awaited victory its fans have been coveting for 13 years. Atletico enters Saturday's game at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in second place and a comma... Thu, 29 Nov 2012 12:20:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1733098-atletico-poised-to-break-madrids-derby-dominance.html 2012-11-29T12:20:00Z