Athletic return from Valencia and set sights on Alavés derby

Athletic are back in Bilbao after spending the night in the Valencia concentration hotel and, as reported by Mundo Deportivo, the scheduled league match against Levante for matchday six was not played. The rojiblancos return this morning and their first session will be at midday.

Focus on the San Mamés derby

The schedule now has a clear target: preparing for the game against Alavés at San Mamés on Saturday at 16:15. The article frames it as the first Basque derby of the 2026-27 season, and the upcoming international break increases the importance of managing training intensity.

Training session and media day

The Lions will also train tomorrow at the same time. Mundo Deportivo adds that Terzic is due to address the media after the Levante-related arrangements, with the lack of league action turned into time to fine-tune the plan for the derby.

The piece also notes that a longer league pause is coming due to national team commitments. Luis de la Fuente will announce Spain’s squad tomorrow for the opening Nations League fixtures against England, the Czech Republic and Croatia (twice), and Mundo Deportivo says “everything indicates” the world champions—among them Unai Simón, Aymeric Laporte and Nico Williams—could be involved. In that case, Terzic would not have them available for the following two weeks, according to the same source.