I see Madrid as my favorite here.

They have improved a lot in the last weeks, especially in defense (where they are more solid) and in attack where other players are scoring goals, so the bad form of Vinicius and Rodrygo isn’t a problem.

Clearly they want to fight for the title. Three wins in a row without any goal conceded and showing a good level. I’d say that Madrid is in the best moment of the season right now.

Casemiro is out for this game but their natural replacement (Valverde) is available. Only Hazard is the important absence.

On the other hand, Athletic Bilbao improved their results lately, but not their football. For me they are playing really bad, defensive and without danger in attack, just they have luck in several games. Only won three games so far this season: the first one vs Levante (relegation team), another one at home vs Betis (weak team) and luckily vs Sevilla (scoring two goals in the last minutes).

The level of the team is the worst in years. They have lack of goal, and their defence isn’t solid (14 goals conceded in 12 fixtures). Even their goalkeeper and defenders who were great in the last years are making huge mistakes this season, showing a lack of concentration.

Coach was very close to being fired some weeks ago, but achieved some positive results and finally stayed in the team. But the atmosphere isn’t good, players have no confidence in him.

I’m expecting a very tight game between two teams who have lack of goal. Anyway, the quality is undoubtedly in the home side, while the motivation too. Madrid is in better form and now gives me confidence to back him in this game. They will dominate the game and sooner or later Athletic will again make another mistake in defence, as they did during the whole season. And Benzema will be there to take it.

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我认为马德里是我在这里的最爱。

在过去的几周里，他们进步了很多，特别是在防守上(他们更稳固了)和在进攻上(他们有更多的进球)，所以维尼休斯和罗德里戈的糟糕状态不是问题。

很明显他们想要为冠军而战。连胜三场，未失一球，表现出良好的水准。我想说皇马现在是这个赛季最好的时刻。

卡塞米罗缺席本场比赛，但他们的替补(瓦尔韦德)是可用的。

另一方面，毕尔巴鄂竞技最近提高了他们的成绩，但他们的足球没有提高。在我看来，他们踢得很糟糕，防守很差，进攻没有危险，只是他们在几场比赛中运气不错。本赛季到目前为止只赢了三场比赛:第一场对阵莱万特(降级队)，另一场主场对阵贝蒂斯(弱队)，幸运的是对阵塞维利亚(在最后几分钟打进两球)。

这支球队的水平是多年来最差的。他们缺少进球，他们的防守也不稳固(12场比赛丢了14球)。即使他们的守门员和后卫在过去的几年里表现出色，这个赛季也犯了很大的错误，表现出注意力不集中。

教练几周前差点被解雇，但取得了一些积极的成绩，最终留在了球队。但是气氛不是很好，球员们对他没有信心。

我预料两支缺乏进球的球队之间会有一场非常激烈的比赛。无论如何，质量无疑是在主场，同时动力也是如此。皇马现在状态更好了，这让我有信心在这场比赛中支持他。他们将主宰比赛，迟早毕尔巴鄂会在防守上再犯一个错误，就像他们在整个赛季中所犯的那样。