Athletic Club Bilbao vs Villarreal FC Tickets

When Villarreal FC visits the Estadio de San Mames to face Athletic Club Bilbao, fans can expect a highly contested clash because they will witness two of the most well-established sides that have competed in La Liga for a significant number of years, with both always trying to qualify for the continental football at the conclusion of the league campaign.

Over the years, the Basque outfit have also achieved incredible success, winning at least eight league titles, and are widely known as being the best team in the northern region of Spain because of the number of trophies they have been able to acquire. Known as Los Leones, Athletic Club Bilbao continuously challenge the best as well, creating life difficult for some across European football..

Arguably, Villarreal are as established as Athletic Club Bilbao when it comes to playing in La Liga, however they have not had the success that their counterparts have had over the years. El Submarino Amarillo may not have the same trophy haul as Los Leones, however, they have continued to challenge near the European spots for several years, as they finish strongly in Spain’s top division.

Therefore, when the two sides meet at the stadium, the 53,289-seat San Mamés stadium becomes a truly lively venue, and both groups of fans want to see some of the best football the league has to offer between two equally matched sides. With the completion of this stadium in 2013, it can also provide fans with a unique experience because it can bring the atmosphere to incredible numbers.

Meetings between the two sides have been incredibly fierce at moments throughout history and, as such, it has been extremely difficult to predict before the game just who might come out on top. Both sides have done particularly well when the game is played in the Basque region, with previous scores having been 1-0, 0-3 and 1-1, suggesting that anything can happen between the two sides.

With that in mind, the encounter of Athletic Club Bilbao versus Villarreal FC at the Estadio de San Mames is one that offers fans a truly unique feel and an experience whereby supporters really do not know what they will be treated to, although the atmosphere can be guaranteed to be rocking for the full 90 minutes of action played out on the pitch.