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GRD vs ATH Dream11 Match Preview: Granada and Athletic Bilbao will be battling it out for a spot in the finals of the Copa Del Rey as the Nuevo Estadio de Los Carmenes gets will be the venue where the two Spanish clubs lock horns. In the first leg, it was Bilbao who narrowly won the game thanks to the only goal of the match scored by Iker Muniain. However, with Granada now playing hosts, the tides can turn as we’ve seen ever so frequently in a two-legged knockout encounter.
Match Details
Date- Friday, March 7
Kick-Off- 1:30 AM (IST)
Venue- Los Carmenes
Granada
Fede Vico missed out the first leg due to injury but is expected to be back in the squad for the second. There is a possibility of Granada going with five at the back, with Diaz, Duare, Vallejo, Neva and Foulquier being in the line of defence. Carlos Fernandez and Roberto Soldado will be expected to lead the attack for the hosts.
Athletic Bilbao
Oscar De Marco and Asier Villalibre are on the sidelines due to injury for the away side. Mikel Balenziaga is also doubtful to start. Inaki Williams came off the bench in the last league game but could get to start up front over here. Iker Munian, Raul Garcia and Inigo Cordoba are likely to feature in the advanced role, with Dani Garcia and Mikel Vesga fitting in at central midfield.
GRD (Expected Playing 11)- Rui Silva – Duarte, Martínez, Vallejo, Ismail – Foulquier, Herrera – Vadillo, Eteki, Fede Vico – Soldado
ATH (Expected Playing 11)-Unai – Capa, Yeray, Martínez, Yuri – Dani Garcia, Vesga – Raul Garcia, Muniain, Ibai Gomez – Williams
Roberto Soldado can pack a punch in the final third for Granada. Soldado has two goals, four assists and a pass accuracy of 71% from 1670 minutes in the league this season.
Raul Garcia has been one of the standouts for Athletic Bilbao. The veteran midfielder has eight goals and an assist from 24 games in La Liga and could earn the user valuable points in today match prediction.
Yangel Herrera is one of the key players in the defensive midfield role for Granada. The 22-year-old has two goals, two assists and has a pass accuracy of 76.4% from 1577 minutes in the league this season.
Iker Muniain has four goals, two assists and has a pass accuracy of 86.3% from 19 appearances in La Liga this season. Having Muniain in the combined eleven could assist the user in gaining some points in the Dream11 match prediction.
The pressure of the second leg and slender lead of 1-0 might get to Athletic Bilbao. Having said that, Granada starts as favourites in front of home support.
Goalkeeper- U Simon
Defenders- A Capa, I Martinez, J A Martinez, D Duarte
Midfielders- D Garcia, I Munian (c), F Vico, Y Herrera
Forwards- I Williams (vc), R Soldado
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