Athletic is 24 hours after starting a preseason that will take you to the official start of the course on August 17 against Sevilla In San Mamés. The Champions League year will cross him with three teams of Champions, the Alavés and the Ponferradina, which will be the only one away from the First Division. The plan will increase performance over the days. It is not ruled out that before closing the preparation time the equipment disputes the Euskal Txapela's final against Osasuna, which if it is not played now would be foreseeably move to the September FIFA break.
The framing of summer It does not offer any encounter in San Mamésso the first two envy in the cathedral will be the ones that will face him consecutively in the League against Seville and Ray. He Preparation debut will be played on July 19 against Ponferradinain the celebration of the centenary of Amorebieta. The first intention was that the lions had as rival the local team, but it is not possible because Amorebieta will not have been pre -season.
After the duel with the Ponferradina the Athletic will start their way to Alavés, At the moment the only opponent of the league that has closed, and three Champions opponentswith Son PSV, Liverpool and Arsenal. The duel with the Alavés, in which there is a doubt of the presence of the internationals because the training will be incorporated later, will be played in Laguardia and will have Marcos as the protagonist in the stands.
The preparation of a demanding season will be filled from there with Champions rivals, playing all games as visitors in the usual field of your hosts. Draws attention to the August 4, when two consecutive games will be played against Liverpool In Anfield on the later summer afternoon. On July 26 he will have played before the PSV and on August 9 the Lions have been invited to the presentation of the Arsenal at Emirates Stadium.
