Athletic Bilbao vs Sporting Lisbon in the European League semi-final second leg will be the party of life and death. Marcelo Bielsa troops needed to win 1-0 or by a margin of two goals to qualify for the finals. Meanwhile, Sporting Lisbon hope luck continues to overshadow the sole remaining representative of Portugal this.
Bilbao seems to be very serious for the duel of two neighbors. Fernando Llorente off the bench as Basque club beat Racing Santander 0-1 at El Sardinero. The rest, with a 4-3-2-1 formation that can be set to 4-3-3, Iker Muniain et al. d be kicked off early San Mames.
Meanwhile, Sporting Lisbon are in a positive track. The last defeat they felt, occurred on March 19, when Gil Vicente host rolled Xandao et al. to score a landslide 2-0 in the domestic league. However, Sporting have somehow filled with their poor away record in Europe. In the last two games, Sporting never win: Manchester City 3-2 overthrown and arrested Metalist Kharkiv 1-1.
Athletic Bilbao have not been torn in the cage, the potential to advance to the next round. Moreover, they have experienced a similar situation while in the round of 32. When that deal with Lokomotiv Moscow, who defeated Athletic 2-1 in the first leg, won 1-0 and qualified success thanks to the aggressiveness of an away goal.
Last meeting in San Mames
* 27/11/1985 Athletic Bilbao vs Sporting Lisbon 2-1
Estimated Formation
Athletic Bilbao (4-3-3): 1-Gorka Iraizoz; 15-Andoni Iraola, 24-Javi Martinez, Fernando 3-Amorebieta, 3-Jon Aurtenetxe; 21-Ander Herrera, 8-Ander Iturraspe, 10-Oscar de Marcos ; 14-Markel Susaeta, 9-Fernando Llorente, 19-Iker Muniain
Sporting Lisbon (4-2-3-1): 1-Rui Patricio; 47-Jesus Pereira, 93-Xandao, 4-Anderson Polga, 48-Emiliano Insua; 8-Stijn Schaars, 3-Daniel Carrico: 11-Diego Capel , 28-André Renato Soares Martins, 14-Matias Fernandez, 9-Ricky van Wolfswinkel
Sidomi Prediction: 55-45
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