A Bilbao defender almost with an own goal at the near post. The last corner of the match for Espanyol but it is cleared easily.

Two minutes are added to the game. The referee showed a bit of mercy with the home side.

Offside goal by Susaeta. He stood in an irregular position when Aduriz' shot was blocked.

Bilbao still looking for the consolation goal but Espanyol without problems.

One of the rare Espanyol attacks after their last goal. In the end Mattioni blocked the shot of a team colleague.

Terrible cross by Susaeta, lands behind the guest goal.

Header by Iraola after a corner from the right side, goes past the left post.

Bilbao continue playing football, earn several corners in a row.

The home fans are leaving the stadium by the hundreds with 15 minutes left to play. Who can blame them with this result?!?

Igor Martínez with a shot from the right end of the Espanyol area, boxed away by Casilla who didn't want to risk anything.

Long ball to Aduriz who waited at the guest area but he was called back for offside.

Athletic with more pressure again, at least they don't give up.

The game is pretty much left decided and the home fans are not happy at all. Whenever their goalkeeper Iraizoz receives the ball in recent minutes, the fans whistle.

Javi López landed on his own arm and he left the pitch for further treatment but now he is back in play.

Athletic try to find back into the match but Igor Martínez' was called back inside the Espanyol area for a handball.

Aduriz with a header after a cross from the half field but it lacked precision and wasn't really hard but still Casilla had to use the full size of his body to avoid a goal against as the ball almost flew over him!

The guests are preparing their first change. They know they have to do something.

Athletic Bilbao continue with their first-half dominance but still they are without a goal.

Susaeta with another cross from the right wing, this time it is blocked at cost of a corner which was cleared easily.

Susaeta with a cross from the right outside lane, caught by Casilla.

Iraola with a volley from about 18 metres, cleared for a corner.

Two minutes are added to the first half.

Cross by Aurtenetxe from the left outside lane into the arms of Casilla.

De Marcos had two options - a shot from 20 metres distance or a cross and then he did a mixture of both and the chance was gone...

The following free kick cross was intercepted by Espanyol goalkeeper Casilla just before San José would have had the chance for a header at the second post.

Verdú with a tactical foul just 25 metres in front of the Espanyol net but he doesn't get a card for it. Seems the referee wants to calm down the players a bit.

Long distance shot by Ander Herrera, half a metre over the crossbar.

Aduriz with an offensive foul against Javi López - free kick Espanyol.

The following free kick from the left wing was not used by Athletic. Instead the guests from Barcelona almost had a counter attack but Sergio García was stopped by two opponents in the midfield.

Misunderstanding between Iturraspe and Iraola but Iraola won a corner - which ended without danger.

The referee already had to speak with Casilla who tried to delay the game with only 26 minutes played...

Athletic cross from the left wing and Casilla with more trouble than expected, boxes the ball away at cost of a corner.

Ibai Gómez with the ball on his feet for the first time, scores into the empty net, but he stood in an offside position.

Again San José with a good interception when he stopped a pass from the left side by Verdú towards Sergio García.

The following Athletic free kick by Ander Herrera went past the right post as several players misses the cross. Casilla was almost surprised by the cross.

On the other side a good pass by Iturraspe was cleared in the last moment with a sliding tackle by Moreno.

Sergio García with the idea to give a through ball to Simao but Mikel San José was in between and made the interception.

The Espanyol corner led to a fast attack by Athletic but a poor cross by Iraola ended the danger...

Long ball by the guests and Mikel San José didn't want to risk anything, headed the ball away at cost of a corner.

Athletic look improved in recent minutes. They try it with a lot of attacks over the wings.

The following corner didn't bring any danger.

Sergio García steals the ball from an Athletic defender deep in the hosts' half. His pass then came to the 18-yard box where Verdú's shot went wide.

After having received treatment outside of the pitch, Muniain is back.

Muniain lays on the ground in the midfield with a leg injury after a crash with an opponent.

The corner was cleared easily and Espanyol avoided a possible corner.

Next dangerous situation. Stuani received a through ball inside the Athletic area but the angle became a bit too sharp and he tried it with a back pass to Capdevila. In the end Espanyol earned the first corner of the game.

Almost the first chance of the game. Espanyol with a cross from the right outside lane. In the middle Sergio García and Simao just missed the ball at the height of the six-yard box.

Starting lineups:

Athletic Bilbao: Iraizoz - Iraola, Laporte, San José, Aurtenetxe - Iturraspe, Ander - Susaeta, De Marcos, Muniain - Aduriz

Espanyol Barcelona: Casilla - Capdevila, Moreno, Colotto, J. López - Forlín, V. Sánchez - Simao, Verdú, Stuani - S. García

Referees: Velasco Carballo

Athletic Bilbao were 13th in Primera División before this matchday with 26 points in 22 games. Today's opponents Espanyol Barcelona are their direct neighbours in the league table and have only one point less, being 14th.

Athletic had a positive trend in their last three matches with two away draws against Real Betis (1-1) and Real Valladolid (2-2) while they won at home against top team Atlético Madrid (3-0). Guests Espanyol have an even more impressive record in recent months with only one loss in their last nine matches - an 0-4 away loss against league leaders FC Barcelona. Since then they came back with a four-game unbeaten streak in the matches against Celta de Vigo (1-0), RCD Mallorca (3-2), Real Zaragoza (0-0) and Levante UD (3-2).

The matches between the two teams are among the closest in Primera División. In the last 10 years only one game was won with more than a one-goal advantage. In the last four games of the two teams Espanyol gained three wins and a draw.

We can expect another close game this night with a 50-50 chance for both teams.

Welcome. Game starts at 18:00 GMT / 19:00 CET.