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Madrid, 4 December (HS). Athletic Club Bilbao and Real Madrid face each other at Athletic’s San Mamés stadium on Wednesday night, with Athletic looking to consolidate fourth place in the classification.
Aurelien Tchoumeni is back for Real Madrid after injury, but Vinicius Junior is ruled out, as are long-term absentees Dani Carvajal, Eder Militao and David Alaba.
Kylian Mbappe ended his goal drought at the weekend but will still be in the headlines after missing chances against Getafe.
Athletic entered Madrid with a 2–1 win against Rayo Vallecano, with both goals scored by midfielder Oihan Sanset, whose last three goals have given his team six points.
Athletic will look to maintain a fast tempo in a packed field and put pressure on Madrid while also reducing the service of Mbappé and Rodrigo.
The Copa del Rey sees several top teams take on rivals from the third and fourth tiers of the Spanish game on Wednesday.
Rayo Vallecano’s toughest match is against third-tier Unionistas de Salamanca, while out-of-form Betis will play against Catalan side Sant Andreu.
Verona visits Logroño and Villarreal take on Pontevedra in Spain’s northwest, while Leganes takes on Estepona and Valencia takes on SD Ageia, which gave a tough fight to sixth-tier Escuela Parla in the first round.