With Barcelona, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid separated by one point at the top of Laliga, the title fight seems to be a race with three horses.
Athletic Bilbao can immediately claim again this weekend with a victory.
The top three were involved in Copa del Rey Action in midweek and also have the Champions League in their mind.
But although there is two company and three is a crowd, Bilbao would like the party to Gatecrash.
Last weekend they hit Real Valladolid 7-1 to extend their undefeated competition run to 16 games and although they are still five points in third place Atletico, a victory over Diego Simeone's side on Saturday would immediately contrast the Basque club.
Ice in his veins.
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– Athletic Club (@athletic_en) 27 February 2025
They take an Athleti outfit that are in the middle of a few Titanic collisions with the top two.
Atleti played an exciting 4-4 draw in Barcelona in the Copa del Rey Semi-Final first leg and three days after hosting Bilbao, she confronted a last-16-drawing game for Champions League at Real Madrid.
Bilbao will have a little more time before their Europa League adventure continues when they visit Roma on March 6, but they have injuries.
While wing player Nico Williams, who has five assists and three goals in Laliga this period, should recover from the flu that loved him from midweek training, midfielder Oihan Sancet is a big doubt.
Sancet is the top scorer of the club this season with 13 league goals, six of them come in the last four games, but were picked up in Sunday's victory over Valladolid with a thigh injury.
Atleti also has reason for optimism, given Bilbao coach Ernesto Valverde has lost 10 of his 19 LaLiga matches against Simeone (W4 D5), his most defeats against a single coach in the competition.
Simeone has indeed lost none of his 13 home games against Bilbao in Laliga (W11 D2); Only against Valencia (G14 W10 D4) has he managed more home games without defeat in the competition (also against Getafe, Celta Vigo and Seville).
Barcelona is at the forefront of 54 points, a series of six consecutive victories that they brought back to the top for Real Madrid on target difference, and they organize Real Sociedad on Sunday before going to Lisbon for the Champions League match with Benfica.
Forty target use this season. @Fcbarcelona 
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– Laliga English (@Lalgaen) 27 February 2025
Madrid defeated Sociedad on Wednesday in the other Copa del Rey Semi-Final first leg and stands for a heavy test at Real Betis on Saturday, with the seventh placed side that came in the game at the back of two consecutive victories.
Betis was stimulated by their successful attraction of the red card of winger Antony on Getafe last week, making the Brazilian clear to face Los Blancos.
He scored three goals in six games since his arrival on loan from Manchester United in January.
Madrid is now still without the suspended Jude Bellingham, while colleague midfielder Dani Ceballos will miss a few weeks because of an injury he sustained in the victory at La Real.
Kylian Mbappe should return to Madrid's side after missing the Copa del Rey game with a dental problem. The French attacker scored both goals when Real Betis beat 2-0 earlier in the season.
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