The Athletic Bilbao Courier
Match4 Nov 2026
Athletic Bilbao march on in the cup
Elche are out and Athletic Bilbao go through, 1‑0 the final word. The bracket opens up a little, and everyone allows themselves a look at it.
Player ratings9 Nov 2026
Nobody could get near Mikel Jauregizar
Successful dribbles: 26. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Squad9 Nov 2026
Unai Simón in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Athletic Bilbao this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad9 Nov 2026
Words at Athletic Bilbao training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Jesús Areso is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Match7 Nov 2026
Athletic Bilbao see off Celta
Three points for Athletic Bilbao, 1‑0 the final word against Celta in a contest settled by the finer margins.
Player ratings9 Nov 2026
Oihan Sancet in the eights
A performance of 8.25 does not come along often, and when it does the rest of the team becomes scenery. He was magnificent.
Player ratings9 Nov 2026
The afternoon belonged to Robert Navarro
7.84, and no serious argument from anybody who was there. Athletic Bilbao had eleven men on the pitch and one of them decided how it went.
Squad9 Nov 2026
Unai Simón asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
Squad9 Nov 2026
No hiding place for Aymeric Laporte
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Aymeric Laporte, and the manager let it.
In brief
- Player ratings Nothing got past Yuri
- The terraces The press have found their man in Unai Simón
- Loan watch Mirandés cannot leave Nico Serrano out