Eight days in Lezama before traveling to Mexico

Athletic will conduct the first phase of the preseason at its facilities in Lezama as usual. The rojiblancos have double sessions today at 10:00 (doors closed) and 6:00 pm (open to the public) and tomorrow there are two more training sessions scheduled, both closed to fans and media. Saturday and Sunday they only exercise at 10.30 and do not yet know the plan for the next week.

That is very possible Valverde give a day of rest before starting the pre-season phase, which this time is shorter than it was done in the two previous years in Switzerland and Germany. The rojiblancos travel to Mexico on Friday, July 14, to play two friendlies. The first is on the 16th against Chivas (8 pm in Bilbao) in the second leg of the Gernika Tree Trophy organized on the occasion of the 125th anniversary of the foundation of the club. The lions won 2-0 in the first leg played in San Mamés on December 11 with goals from Berenguer and sancet. The Guadalajara team plays only with Mexicans, a philosophy similar to rojiblanca. On the 19th is their turn to face Necaxa with a time not yet confirmed return to Bilbao the next day.

From there, there are four more preparation matches left before the start of the 23-24 League. On July 27 they visit Racing Santander in Santa María de Cayón, on August 1 Celtic in Glasgow (8:30 pm), on the 3rd they play Eibar led by Joseba Etxeberria in Las Llanas (7:30 pm) and on the 6th. they visit Manchester United in Dublin (5:00 pm) with just a week to go before the start of the 2023-24 League. Then all tests will be completed. The first opponent will be Real Madrid in San Mamés on Saturday, August 12, starting at half past nine in the evening. The following Saturday, he played a derby at El Sadar against Osasuna, the executioner of last season’s cupbearer.