World News – USA – Football match today: Real Sociedad Face Athletic Bilbao in the Basque derby, Osasuna host Alaves in La Liga

A look at what’s happening in European football on Thursday, with the Spanish league being the only major competition:

Real Sociedad visit Athletic Bilbao in the Basque Country’s biggest regional rivalry to get poor results if they want to stay close to the top of the Spanish league. Sociedad will again be without midfielder David Silva, who has exacerbated a muscle injury that previously kept him out of several games. Sociedad got off to a spectacular start to the season, losing only once in the first ten laps and taking over the championship lead after six wins in a row. But it hasn’t won in a busy December, drawing three straight draws before three straight defeats finished third, nine points behind leaders Atletico Madrid. Bilbao ranks 11th after an unpredictable campaign. place.

Osasuna will host Alaves in the final La Liga game of 2020. Osasuna are fighting to escape the relegation zone after eight rounds without a win. Alaves will try to build on a win against Eibar in the final round.

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