Atletico Madrid has won 3 of the last 5 direct matches and has not lost at home to Athletic Bilbao since 2011. In the tour, the two teams drew in Bilbao, score 1-1. After the defeat with Chelsea (0-1) in Bucharest, Atletico Madrid quickly responded with a success on the field of Villarreal (2-0), but also a draw with Real Madrid (1-1). Diego Simeone’s group was equalized at the end of the match, after the success of Karim Benzema, but Real was the one that insisted more. Thus, Atletico Madrid remains on the first position in La Liga, with 59 points, keeping an advance of 3 points against Barcelona and 5 by Real Madrid. With a success against Athletic Bilbao, the Madrilenians are at the top of the rival ranking. On the other hand, Athletic Bilbao continues its series of invincibility, of 8 games, the last failure dating from January 31, with Barcelona (1-2). Marcelino’s students qualified for the Spanish Cup final after a 2-1 victory after extra time at Levante, doubled by 3 points obtained over the weekend with Granada (2-1) at home. Athletic Bilbao has 33 points in the first 25 stages and ranks 8th in La Liga, tied with Celta Vigo and Granada. Away, the Basques ticked two victories, 4 draws and 6 defeats, and the goal average is negative, 14-17

KO – Wed 10 Mar @ 23:30 IST

PREDICTION: Total goals scored will be over 0.5