Mikel Arteta said Arsenal's "finishers can be more important than the starters" after Gabriel Martinelli and Leandro Trossard sealed a Champions League win against Athletic Club.

Gabriel Martinelli scored just 36 seconds after coming on to fire Arsenal to an impressive 2-0 win over Athletic Club in their Champions League opener.

Athletic Club’s goalkeeper on hosting Arsenal in the Champions League and the magic of San Mamés “Sometimes you need some luck; that was mine,” Unai Simón says. “What I thought might happen in five, six, seven years happened in 19 days.” It was August 2018, Simón was 21 and although he had been training at Athletic Club for a decade, and with the first team for three years, the son of police officers from Vitoria didn’t think there was a chance of playing in Bilbao any time soon, if at all. It was all he wanted but he didn’t even live there any more, moving 800km in search of an opportunity with second division Elche. Which is when weird things started to happen. Continue reading...

Arsenal are set to be without Martin Ødegaard and Bukayo Saka for their Champions League opener against Athletic Club.

Gunners head to Bilbao for Champions League opener after brushing aside Nottingham Forest

Athletic Club defender Yeray Álvarez has been suspended until April next year for committing a non-intentional doping violation.

Teenager Rio Ngumoha scored a stunning solo goal as Liverpool beat Athletic Club 4-1 in the first of two preseason friendlies at Anfield on Monday.

Iñaki Williams wants to continue breaking down barriers after becoming the first Black player to captain Athletic Club.

Nico Williams said he wants to continue making history at Athletic Club having turned down offers to leave the Basque outfit this summer.

The Spaniard says that a hair loss prevention medicine that he took after overcoming testicular cancer contained a banned substance

Athletic Club's Nico Williams reportedly has his sights set on a move to Barcelona. Transfer Talk has the latest news, gossip and rumors.

Today’s rumours prefer baking Viktor Gyökeres may or may not have spat the dummy out after reportedly refusing to hold clear-the-air talks with Sporting over his desire to move. Arsenal and Manchester United have been linked with the Sweden international but the Portuguese side want a wheelbarrow full of cash for his services, which is putting off potential suitors. Gyökeres wants the club to lower their demands but if the striker does not get what he wants, then he could go on strike to really show his employer who is boss. In a further blow to Arsenal, the Athletic Club winger Nico Williams has told anyone who will listen that he only wants to join Barcelona this summer. It is now up to Barça to look down the back of the sofa for the cash to pay for him. If the Spain international does head from the Basque Country to Catalonia, it will end any chance of Marcus Rashford joining the Spanish champions. Rashford might need to turn to Italy where Napoli, Milan and Como are interested in helping him escape from Manchester United. Continue reading...

Amorim has sent a warning to his players by insisting that "anything is possible" despite being favourites to finish off Athletic Club in the semifinal

United beaten 4-3 in 16th loss of league season‘As a club we need to understand our responsibility’ Ruben Amorim kept his focus firmly on the Europa League despite Manchester United losing their 16th Premier League match of the season in being beaten 4-3 by Brentford. “I think it’s stressful to lose games – when we’re fighting for a title it’s not stressful,” Amorim said in reference to United’s midweek need to defend their 3-0 lead against Athletic Club to reach the Europa League final. He made eight changes here, for the third youngest Premier League starting XI on record. Continue reading...