Athletic Club host Real Madrid in what promises to be a gripping Copa del Rey quarter final at Estadio San Mames on Thursday, just two weeks after Los Blancos beat Los Leones to the Supercopa de Espana in Saudi Arabia. The Basques progressed to the last eight of the competition following a famous 3-2 win over Barcelona in extra time, while Los Merengues also had to do it the hard way against Elche in additional time. Stay with us for all the build-up to Athletic Club vs Real Madrid and then updates from the match itself.
Athletic Club vs Real Madrid - LIVE SCORE: 0-0
This is the start of our Athletic Club vs Real Madrid live blog, with updates from this LaLiga Santander fixture following on from here. As always, the entries nearest the top are the most recent ones.
Athletic Club vs Real Madrid predicted line-ups
Athletic's predicted starting line-up (4-4-2): Unai Simon; Oscar de Marcos, Inigo Martinez, Yeray Alvarez, Yuri Berchiche; Nico Williams, Oier Zarraga, Dani Garcia, Iker Munian; Oihan Sancet, Inaki Williams.
Real Madrid's predicted starting line-up (4-3-3): Thibaut Courtois; Dani Carvajal, Eder Militao, Nacho Fernandez, David Alaba; Luka Modric, Eduardo Camavinga, Toni Kroos; Marco Asensio, Luka Jovic, Eden Hazard.