Barcelona hopes to end the season at a peak when they enter into Athletic Club in San Mames on Sunday evening. The La Liga title has already been packed by the Catalan side, which will be cheerful for their journey to Bilbao.
There have been suggestions that Hansi Flick could make a complete La Masia XI for the match against athletics, but according to Sport this will not happen. It will rather be another strong line-up from Barcelona that has been finished, with only four changes expected from the 3-2 defeat of last weekend at home to Villarreal.
In those changes, Hector Fort, Andreas Christensen, Alejandro Bald and Frenkie de Jong would return to the starting line-up, with Pau Cubarsi, Inigo Martinez, Gerard Martin and Pedri waste. As such, the attacking Trident of Lamine Yamal, Raphinha and Robert Lewandowski – who have to score six times to claim this season's Pichchi trophy – will start together. And as such it is expected that none of the five players who could leave Barcelona this summer will start.
Athletic Club also has nothing to play because they have already completed the Champions League qualification, but they hope to end the season with a victory for their home fans. The opportunity will be emotional, because it will see the last appearance of club captain Oscar de Marcos, which will retire at the end of the season. Last weekend he will be one of the more changes of the victory in Valencia, with Yeray Alvarez, Mikel Jaugizar and Inaki Williams also in line to start.
It should be a good match at San Mames, with two teams in good mood opposite each other. But who will end the 2024-25 season at a peak?