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Description: Biscayan woman, crazy about Athletic and the Spanish NT, also likes RM.

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Europa League Semi-Final Second Leg: Athletic Club vs Sporting Lisbon

Posted on April 25, 2012 | No Comments
Preamble Sporting met the odds and won the first match at home after a good performance by the Portuguese side and a bad showing of the Leones, this was probably the worst European match of all season and to be honest the one goal scored by Aurtenetxe was too...
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Europa League Semi-Final First Leg: Sporting Lisbon vs Athletic Club

Posted on April 19, 2012 | No Comments
(My endless gratitude to my good friend Julia who helped me connect with great Sporting fans like her, people like @_baratz @AFN1982 @pedrosgoncalves @Balicious8 @teresadc) Preamble This is it. After many years Athletic finally made it again to the final four of an European Tournament, many years...
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Europa League Preview: Athletic Club vs Schalke 04

Posted on April 4, 2012 | No Comments
Preamble Athletic won the attacking battle in Germany, and scored 4 very valuable away goals, Llorente once again leading the team to victory (4 shots, 2 of those became goals) and the guys giving their all to get the victory in the Schalke field, in a way the guys have...
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Europa League Preview: Schalke 04 vs Athletic Club

Posted on March 29, 2012 | No Comments
Preamble Athletic has definitely given up on La Liga and ending in the Champions League spots for next year, the team will need to win 7 of the following 9 matches (given that RM and BCN are losses) to make the cut and fight for those, the performances in the...
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Europa League Preview: Athletic Club vs Manchester United

Posted on March 15, 2012 | 1 Comment
Once again, thanks to my good friend Shaun Payne for the Manchester United info and possible lineup Listen to Phil Schoen of GOL TV USA talk about how Athletic & Man Utd might approach this game. Preamble: Athletic played a brilliant game in Old Trafford and got a very prized...
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Europa League Preview: Manchester United vs Athletic Club

Posted on March 8, 2012 | 1 Comment
I don’t follow the EPL closely so my good friend Shaun Payne collaborated me with the preview, he’s a big Manchester United fan and helped with the tactics and lineup for his team. Thanks Shaun! Preamble This is the most anticipated clash in this round of the Europa League,...
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Europa League: Athletic Club vs Lokomotiv – Comeback or Die!!

Posted on February 23, 2012 | 4 Comments
By Natalia Urdangarin (twitter: @arkulari) Preamble: The first knockout match went sour for Athletic, the team lost 2-1 in Moscow and now it’s time to comeback or say goodbye to the Europa League. Seems like the Luzhniki stadium was bad for all teams visiting (Zenit beat Benfica,...
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Europa League: Lokomotiv vs Athletic Club ~ time to shine!

Posted on February 16, 2012 | No Comments
Preamble: The first round of the knock-out stage and Athletic’s draw wasn’t that bad (well the next round would be REALLY hard but this one was benign considering all the Champions League dropouts), which can be a blessing in disguise since the team’s performance in La Liga has dropped considerably...
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Copa del Rey 2nd Leg SF Preview: Athletic – Mirandés

Posted on February 6, 2012 | 1 Comment
Preamble: Athletic won the first leg of this semifinal 2-1, nothing is yet defined and Mirandés is known for delivering nasty surprises for Primera teams in their stadiums. They will come out without fear because they have nothing to lose, so Athletic has to be completely focussed and has to...
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Europa League: PSG vs Athletic

Posted on December 14, 2011 | No Comments
{Please note that this preview was written before the Athletic squad was annouced with a lot regulars absent. The author is in Paris to watch this game:-) } Preamble: Athletic has mathematically secured the first place in the group, PSG has much more in stake here since they are tied...
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Posts by Arkulari

Europa League Semi-Final Second Leg: Athletic Club vs Sporting Lisbon

Europa League Semi-Final First Leg: Sporting Lisbon vs Athletic Club

Europa League Preview: Athletic Club vs Schalke 04

Europa League Preview: Schalke 04 vs Athletic Club

Europa League Preview: Athletic Club vs Manchester United

Europa League Preview: Manchester United vs Athletic Club

Europa League: Athletic Club vs Lokomotiv – Comeback or Die!!

Europa League: Lokomotiv vs Athletic Club ~ time to shine!

Copa del Rey 2nd Leg SF Preview: Athletic – Mirandés

Europa League: PSG vs Athletic

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