Barcelona vs Athletic Bilbao: The match promises to be extremely exciting

Barcelona will face Athletic on February 27. Who will be the stronger side? What's the best bet? Check the team conditions and choose several betting options.

Barcelona qualified for the Europa League round of 16 thanks to a 4:2 victory over Napoli in the return leg. The Catalan club is now preparing for their future opponents Galatasaray, with whom they should have few problems. Barcelona showed the game that everyone had been waiting for in this match.

Barça is in a pretty tight spot in the championship. They are fighting hard for a place in the Champions League zone with the same points as bottom side Atletico (42) and four points behind third-placed Betis. Barcelona showed a great away game against Valencia in the last round, beating them by three goals (4:1).

Athletic are mid-table sides in the Spanish La Liga and could be in contention for the Europa League title. The visitors are eighth in the table, two points behind sixth-placed Villarreal. Therefore, Athletic will try to squeeze the maximum out of themselves in the upcoming game and earn at least one point. In the last two games, the Bilbao side suffered a ridiculous defeat at the hands of Mallorca (2:3) and defeated Real Sociedad, scoring four unanswered goals.

We're favouring the home side to win in this pairing, but we wouldn't recommend writing off the visitors. Athletic surprised everyone in their last match by defeating a team of the same level, Real Sociedad. After that, the team is clearly in the heat and will try to get a second win in a row. On the other hand, Barcelona is quietly recovering, and with each game, the team's play is visibly improving. Overall, we think the opponents will manage to reach a total over, and the hosts won't lose. Prediction: Barcelona won't lose + Total Over (2.5).