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2020/21 Spanish La Liga
Round 1
Granada v Athletic Bilbao
Estadio Nuevo Los Carmenes
Granada, Spain
Friday, 11 September 2020
Kick-off is at 21h00
Granada will take on Athletic Bilbao in the
Spanish La Liga match at the Estadio Nuevo Los Carmenes on September 11.
El Grana secured an impressive 4-0 win over Bilbao in their last league match which was played in July 2020 at the end of 2019/20 season.
They are undefeated in their last two matches having recorded two successive wins over Real Mallorca and Bilbao.
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The victory over Bilbao ended El Grana's four-match winless run at home having registered three defeats and one draw.
Diego Martinez, the Granada manager, says his troops are motivated ahead of their opening match of the 2020/21 La Liga season.
"I see the squad with extraordinary motivation. It is a joy to see this group train in every situation and in every training session," Martinez said.
"Everything that has been achieved has been based on a lot of effort, passion and overcoming adversity. The players know it and we need to triple our effort."
Meanwhile, Bilbao will be seeking revenge against a confident Granada side when the two teams clash on Friday.
The defeat to El Grana was the Lions' second consecutive defeat in the league having also lost to Leganes.
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Bilbao were undefeated in their last two away matches before they lost to Granada having recorded two successive wins on the road.
The last time Bilbao defeated Granada away in a league match was on 21 September 2016.
The Lions emerged 2-1 winners over El Grana in a match which was played at the Estadio Nuevo Los Carmenes.
Head-to-Head (Last Five La Liga Meetings)
Matches: 5
Granada: 1
Bilbao: 3
Draws: 1
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