Athletic Bilbao missed an opportunity to reduce the gap with the top two in La Liga as they were held to a 1-1 draw by struggling Espanyol on Sunday in a match that was briefly halted following racist chanting aimed at Bilbao forward Maroan Sannadi.
Inaki Williams was unimpressed with the officiating as Athletic Bilbao lost 2-0 to Barcelona in their Supercopa de Espana semi-final on Wednesday night.
Barcelona eased past Athletic Bilbao 2-0 in the Spanish Super Cup semi-final, setting up a showdown on Sunday as they chase their first silverware since Xavi led them to La Liga glory in the 2022-23 season.
Star midfielder Pedri is back in Saudi Arabia with eyes on another Supercopa title as Barcelona are set to take on Athletic Club in the semi-final on Wednesday at King Abdullah Sport City.
Banyana Banyana defender Noko Matlou is in the quarterfinals of the prestigious Copa de la Reina Women after helping her Second Division Spanish side El Cacereño to a 2-1 victory over favourites and Premier League outfit, Athletic Bilbao.
Real Madrid's La Liga title hopes took a significant blow as they suffered a 2-1 defeat to a dominant Athletic Bilbao at San Mames on Wednesday.