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Athletic Club vs Espanyol – Lineups & Match Details

Espanyol beat Athletic Club 2-1. Goals: Álex Berenguer (38'), Carlos Romero (44'), Pere Milla (52'). Athletic Club had 66% possession against Espanyol's 34%. Shots on target: 7-5.

La Liga · Regular Season - 17

Monday, 22 December 2025

Athletic ClubAthletic Club

1 - 2

Full Time

HT: 1 - 1

EspanyolEspanyol

Referee: Mateo Busquets Ferrer, Spain

Lineups

Athletic ClubAthletic Club4-2-3-1
U. Simon1U. SimonG
A. Gorosabel2A. GorosabelD
I. Lekue15I. LekueD
A. Paredes4A. ParedesD
A. Boiro19A. BoiroD
I. Ruiz de Galarreta16I. Ruiz de GalarretaM
M. Jauregizar18M. JauregizarM
A. Berenguer7A. BerenguerM
O. Sancet8O. SancetM
N. Williams10N. WilliamsM
I. Williams9I. WilliamsF

Substitutes

27A. PadillaG
6M. VesgaM
11G. GuruzetaF
12J. AresoD
20U. GomezM
22N. SerranoF
23R. NavarroM
25IzetaF
30A. RegoM
44S. SanchezM
47I. MonrealD
EspanyolEspanyol4-2-3-1
M. Dmitrovic13M. DmitrovicG
O. El Hilali23O. El HilaliD
F. Calero5F. CaleroD
L. Cabrera6L. CabreraD
C. Romero22C. RomeroD
U. Gonzalez4U. GonzalezM
P. Lozano10P. LozanoM
T. Dolan24T. DolanM
Exposito8ExpositoM
P. Milla11P. MillaM
R. Fernandez Jaen9R. Fernandez JaenF

Substitutes

1A. FortunoG
30P. TristanG
2R. SanchezD
12J. SalinasD
15M. RubioD
16L. KoleoshoF
17JofreF
19K. GarciaF
20A. RocaF
27J. HernandezM
38C. RiedelD
28F. GomezM

Match Events

28'Y

RuĂ­z de Galarreta

33'Y

Nico Williams

38'G

Álex Berenguer

44'G

Carlos Romero

45'+1Y

Gorosabel

52'G

Pere Milla

Assist: T. Dolan

57'S

Nico Williams

Substitution 1

57'S

RuĂ­z de Galarreta

Substitution 2

57'S

Pere Milla

Substitution 1

72'S

Pol Lozano

Substitution 2

76'S

Gorosabel

Substitution 3

76'S

A. Boiro

Substitution 4

77'Y

Urko GonzĂĄlez

79'S

I. Williams

Substitution 5

80'Y

Alejandro Rego

83'S

T. Dolan

Substitution 3

83'S

Carlos Romero

Substitution 4

84'S

Edu ExpĂłsito

Substitution 5

86'Y

C. Riedel

90'+5Y

Lekue

Statistics

Athletic Club
66%34%
Espanyol
1.59Expected Goals (xG)0.9
17Total Shots10
7Shots on Target5
8Corners4
8Fouls5
0Offsides1
84Pass Accuracy (%)70
5Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Athletic Club host Espanyol on Monday, 22 December 2025. The kick-off time is 20:00 local. The fixture is part of the La Liga schedule. Athletic Club go into the match 9th in the table; Espanyol sit 14th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Athletic Club have taken 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 loss. Espanyol have collected 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss over the same span. Recent run: 4 wins in a row.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 16 Feb 2025: Athletic Club 1-1 Espanyol; 19 Oct 2024: Athletic Club 4-1 Espanyol; 8 Apr 2023: Athletic Club 2-1 Espanyol. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Espanyol beat Athletic Club 2-1. Athletic Club scored through Álex Berenguer 38'. Espanyol replied with Carlos Romero 44', Pere Milla 52'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 52 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Athletic Club held 66% of the ball against 34% for Espanyol. Shots on target finished 7-5. Expected goals read 1.59 for Athletic Club, 0.90 for Espanyol.

Verdict

Espanyol take the three points; Athletic Club look at a thin night for the home crowd. Athletic Club sat 9th and Espanyol 14th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.