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Season 2025/2026

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Espanyol vs Athletic Club – Lineups & Match Details

Espanyol beat Athletic Club 2-0. Goals: Pere Milla (69'), Kike García (90'). Espanyol had 63% possession against Athletic Club's 37%. Shots on target: 5-4.

La Liga · Regular Season - 36

Wednesday, 13 May 2026

EspanyolEspanyol

2 - 0

Full Time

HT: 0 - 0

Athletic ClubAthletic Club

Referee: F. Maeso

Lineups

EspanyolEspanyol4-4-2
Marko Dmitrović13Marko DmitrovićG
Omar El Hilali23Omar El HilaliD
Clemens Riedel38Clemens RiedelD
Leandro Cabrera6Leandro CabreraD
Carlos Romero22Carlos RomeroD
Rubén Sánchez2Rubén SánchezM
Urko González4Urko GonzálezM
Pol Lozano10Pol LozanoM
Antoniu Roca20Antoniu RocaM
Edu Expósito8Edu ExpósitoF
Roberto Fernández9Roberto FernándezF

Substitutes

17Jofre CarrerasF
11Pere MillaM
14Ramón TerratsM
19Kike GarcíaF
18Charles PickelM
1Angel FortunoG
30Pol TristanG
27Adama TimeraF
15Miguel RubioD
12Jose SalinasD
28Ferran GomezM
32Lluc CastellF
Athletic ClubAthletic Club4-2-3-1
Unai Simón1Unai SimónG
Jesús Areso12Jesús AresoD
Dani Vivian3Dani VivianD
Aymeric Laporte14Aymeric LaporteD
Adama Boiro19Adama BoiroD
Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta16Iñigo Ruiz de GalarretaM
Alejandro Rego Mora30Alejandro Rego MoraM
Álex Berenguer7Álex BerenguerM
Unai Gómez20Unai GómezM
Robert Navarro23Robert NavarroM
Iñaki Williams9Iñaki WilliamsF

Substitutes

5Yeray ÁlvarezD
18Mikel JauregizarM
11Gorka GuruzetaF
2Andoni GorosabelD
22Nico SerranoF
27Alex PadillaG
4Aitor ParedesD
13Unai EguíluzD
15Íñigo LekueD
6Mikel VesgaM
25Urko IzetaF
21Maroan SannadiF

Match Events

46'S

Dani Vivian

Substitution 1

63'S

Rubén Sánchez

Substitution 1

63'S

Antoniu Roca

Substitution 2

63'S

I. Williams

Substitution 2

63'S

Ruíz de Galarreta

Substitution 3

69'G

Pere Milla

Assist: Carlos Romero

71'S

Jesús Areso

Substitution 4

78'S

Unai Gómez

Substitution 5

84'S

Roberto Fernández

Substitution 3

84'S

Edu Expósito

Substitution 4

90'+1S

Urko González

Substitution 5

90'+2G

Kike García

Assist: Ramón Terrats

Statistics

Espanyol
63%37%
Athletic Club
0.76Expected Goals (xG)0.82
12Total Shots11
5Shots on Target4
8Corners9
9Fouls14
4Offsides2
78Pass Accuracy (%)66
0Yellow Cards0
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Espanyol host Athletic Club on Wednesday, 13 May 2026. The kick-off time is 17:00 local. The fixture is part of the La Liga schedule. Espanyol go into the match 11th in the table; Athletic Club sit 12th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Espanyol have taken 0 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 2 losses in a row. Athletic Club have collected 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 loss.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 22 Dec 2025: Espanyol 2-1 Athletic Club; 16 Feb 2025: Espanyol 1-1 Athletic Club; 19 Oct 2024: Espanyol 1-4 Athletic Club. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Espanyol beat Athletic Club 2-0. Espanyol scored through Pere Milla 69', Kike García 90'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 90 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Espanyol held 63% of the ball against 37% for Athletic Club. Shots on target finished 5-4. Expected goals read 0.76 for Espanyol, 0.82 for Athletic Club.

Verdict

The win nudges Espanyol forward and leaves Athletic Club with work to do. Espanyol sat 11th and Athletic Club 12th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.