This is one of the most attractive posters of this first day of the League phase: this match betweenAS Rome and Athletic Bilbao will feature two seeds in this new Europa League formula. Two declared outsiders who nevertheless ride almost opposite dynamics.
On the one hand, Athletic Bilbao, which will have to do without the services of its star Nico Williams, has emerged as one of the best teams in the Spanish championship for more than a year, and its start to the season confirms this move upmarket. with a promising third place behind the two behemoths, Barça and Real Madrid. On the other hand, Roma, a historic Serie A team, remains at a particularly turbulent start to the season, with the sidelining of the emblematic Daniele De Rossi. It is therefore the Basque club which will approach this clash with a favorite costume, although the Giallorossi are playing at home.
The expected compositions
Rome : Ryan – Mancini, Hermoso, Ndicka – Celik, Kone, Cristante, El Shaarawy – Soule, Baldanzi – Dovbyk.
Bilbao : Agirrezabala – Gorosabel, Vivian, Paredes, Yuri – Ruiz de Galarreta, Vesga – I. Williams, Sancet, Berenguer – Guruzeta.
Where to watch the match?
This Europa League match between AS Roma and Athletic Bilbao will be broadcast this Thursday evening on Canal + Foot, from 9 p.m. It will also be possible to watch it on the group’s streaming platform, MyCanal.
