Match Preview: Athletic Club vs Valencia CF
History:
Valencia CF will head up north visit Athletic Club on Saturday the 7th of February at 4:15 pm kick-off time at the Nuevo San Mamés in the Basque Country on Matchday 22 of LaLiga Santander.
Valencia CF have taken on Athletic Club on the road on 93 occasions with aa balance of 19 wins, 20 draws and 54 losses at San Mamés. Last time out saw Valencia CF run away 0-1 victors with Denis Cheryshev on the scoresheet.
Valencia CF will try to claim back-to-back LaLiga wins coming off the back of a much-needed 1-0 home win over Elche CF at the weekend to move up the table and pick up some winning momentum.

Form Guide:
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Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero.
VAR Referee: Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva.
Press conferences:
Marcelino García Toral: “It’s a special match for me, I have great memories of Valencia CF, the fans and the players”
Javier Gracia: “We want to make the most of confidence against Athletic”
Team News:
Athletic Club
Peru Nolaskoain, Iñigo Vicente and Raúl García will not be available for Marcelino García Toral.
VCF
Jasper Cillessen, Mouctar Diakhaby, Kevin Gameiro, Eliaquim Mangala, Cristiano Piccini will not be available for Javi Gracia.
Coverage: #AthleticValencia
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