Athletic players coming to balcony to salute fans gathered outside Bilbao’s Hotel Carlton, where they’ve gathered before Man Utd at San Mames tonight

Gallagher on bench again for Atletico at Bernabeu tonight, pretty attacking XI from Simeone for the derbi

In place at the Metropolitano, where Conor Gallagher drops to the bench for Leverkusen tonight, with Marcos Llorente coming in, and Giuliano Simeone moving across to the left...

Ancelotti getting closer to the (old) Pep ideal of 11 midfielders in the XI

Now 19+13 = 32

www.nytimes.com/athletic/600...

Not much rotation from Simeone this eve for Slovan Bratislava at the Metropolitano - just Gallagher dropping out and Samuel Lino rewarded for his goal v Sevilla at weekend

Super emotional tribute at Mestalla before Valencia’s first game since at least 221 people died in flooding in late October

Super emotional at Levante last night - first game since many club staff and fans lost so much in Valencia floods.

Coach Julian Calero & director Maribel Vilaplana among those who spoke to @theathleticfc.bsky.social about their experiences through recent weeks

www.nytimes.com/athletic/589...

First Spain XI of the @bsky.app age has a front three of Ayoze Perez, Mikel Oyarzabal and Alex Baena