Levante are on the brink of relegation after throwing away a two-goal lead late on to draw 2-2 at home to Athletic Bilbao. Victor Casadesus put the hosts in front after 13 minutes and Xabier Etxeita's own goal in the 67th looked to have sealed victory for the struggling Valencia club which would have boosted their chances of survival. But a strike from Markel Susaeta pulled Athletic back into ...Full Story »

Mikel San Jose scored and got sent off as Athletic Bilbao claimed a 2-1 win at Celta Vigo in the Primera Division on Saturday night. San Jose put the visitors two up in the 32nd minute, adding to Aritz Aduriz's penalty, before picking up a second yellow card five minutes from time. Celta had already halved the deficit by then thanks to Joaquin Larrivey's close-range header midway through the s...Full Story »

Athletic Club secured a place in the Europa League after two second-half goals saw them home 2-0 against Champions League Group H opponents BATE Borisov at San Mames. Mikel San Jose's strike shortly after the restart put Bilbao on course to retain an interest in European competition this season. And Markel Susaeta made sure of the victory with a late finish after making the most of superb appr...Full Story »

Athletic Bilbao survived a late scare to beat Getafe 2-1 away from home and bolster their fine recent record to an impressive four wins in six Primera Division matches. Mikel San Jose and Benat struck towards the end of either half to earn victory, before Angel Lafita's goal in injury time spurred an even later scramble in the Athletic box. However, Ernesto Valverde's side clung on to move to ...Full Story »

Mikel San Jose kept Athletic Bilbao's European hopes alive by ending Shakhtar Donetsk's hopes of topping Champions League Group H. San Jose's 68th-minute strike at the Arena Lviv secured a 1-0 win for the Spaniards and that, coupled with leaders Porto's 3-0 victory in Borisov, ensured the Portuguese side will head the group with the Ukrainians second no matter what happens when the two sides me...Full Story »

Athletic Bilbao convincingly booked their place in next season's Champions League courtesy of a 3-0 win at Rayo Vallecano on Friday night. Mikel San Jose, Oscar De Marcos and Ander Herrera were on target as fourth-placed Athletic moved nine points clear of nearest challengers Sevilla, who have just three games left to play and an inferior head-to-head record this season. Defeat for Rayo brou...Full Story »

Athletic Bilbao defender Mikel San Jose insists the team will go all out to beat Sevilla in Sunday's showdown for the final Champions League spot. The Basques lead the Andalusians by three points, a gap they will be hoping to double at San Mames, while a win for Sevilla would see Unai Emery's side take fourth due to a superior head-to-head record. A stalemate would see Athletic maintain their ...Full Story »

Athletic Bilbao staged a second-half comeback to sink Malaga 2-1 and close in on the top four in the Primera Division. Juanmi put hosts Malaga in front in the 38th minute as their opponents struggled to get going. But Athletic were much improved after the break, Mikel San Jose heading the equaliser in the 69th minute. Malaga started to lose their discipline as they racked up the bookings and ...Full Story »