Athletic Bilbao were beaten 2-1 at Lokomotiv Moscow last week. However, the Copa del Rey finalists are capable of overturn that deficit at their Estadio San Mames. Last Sunday’s 3-0 victory over big-spending Malaga is the evidence to support my statement. Llorente played only 45 mins so fatigue is not a problem for the powerful striker. Javi Martinez, Igor Gabilondo, C. Gurpegui, and Igor Martinez are unavailable.

There are no information about Lokomotiv’s injuries. Their domestic league wont start until March. Their away record in Europa this year looks good, with two wins, one draw, and one loss. But those victories came from weak teams like Sturm Graz and AEK Athens while the loss was against Anderlecht (lost 5-3).

Anderlecht is an attacking-minded team, so as Bilbao of Bielsa. Hence, I am all in for the hosts to win here. 1-0 win is enough to bring his team to the next stage but I think Bielsa will ask his players to score more, maybe 2-0 for safety.