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VIE 21.11.2014
A passionate game amongst direct rivals opens round 12 of Liga BBVA. Athletic Club and RCD Espanyol face off in a match that can help both sides climb the table. The home side, who are four unbeaten, are looking to extend their run against the Catalan side, who were the first visiting outfit to win at the new San Mamés.
Team news
Forward Aritz Aduriz has recovered from injury and is in the squad for Athletic. Their manager Ernesto Valverde will be without the injured duo of Andoni Iraola and Guillermo Fernández. For the visitors, Paco Montañés misses out with a knee problem.
View from the dugout
"For me it's a key match. To win would give us a boost, and it would help us look up rather than down as we have been doing of late", said Valverde in his press conference. His counterpart on the Espanyol bench, Sergio González, said that his side must "find their competitive level away from home. We are doing well and hopefully we can continue to do so at San Mamés".
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