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UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - 2016/17 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Estadio de San Mamés - Bilbao Thursday 24 November 2016 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Athletic Club Group F - Matchday 5 US Sassuolo Calcio Last updated 13/12/2016 15:59CET Previous meetings 2 Match background 4 Team facts 5 Squad list 7 Fixtures and results 10 Match-by-match lineups 14 Match officials 16 Legend 18 1 Athletic Club - US Sassuolo Calcio Thursday 24 November 2016 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit Estadio de San Mamés, Bilbao Previous meetings Head to Head UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers US Sassuolo Calcio - Athletic Lirola 60, Defrel 75, 15/09/2016 GS 3-0 Reggio Emilia Club Politano 82 Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA Athletic Club 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 US Sassuolo Calcio 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 Athletic Club - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Iraola 44, De Marcos 2-3 61; Quagliarella 16 26/02/2015 R32 Athletic Club - Torino FC Bilbao agg: 4-5 (P), Maxi López 45+2, Darmian 68 Maxi López 18, 42; 19/02/2015 R32 Torino FC - Athletic Club 2-2 Turin Williams 9, Gurpegi 73 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Aritz Aduriz 61, 69, 3-1 27/08/2014 PO Athletic Club - SSC Napoli Bilbao Ibai Gómez 74; agg: 4-2 Hamšík 47 Higuaín 68; Muniain 19/08/2014 PO SSC Napoli - Athletic Club 1-1 Naples 41 UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Gurpegi 6, Del Horno 21/10/2004 GS Athletic Club - Parma FC 2-0 Bilbao 49 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Mikel Lasa 68 (og); 04/11/1998 GS Juventus - Athletic Club 1-1 Turin Guerrero 45 21/10/1998 GS Athletic Club - Juventus 0-0 Bilbao UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 2-0 Aitor Larrazábal 41 30/09/1997 R1 Athletic Club - UC Sampdoria Bilbao agg: 4-1 (P), Ziganda 48 Boghossian 74; 16/09/1997 R1 UC Sampdoria - Athletic Club 1-2 Genoa Roberto Rios 18, Iñigo Larrainzar 61 2 Athletic Club - US Sassuolo Calcio Thursday 24 November 2016 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit Estadio de San Mamés, Bilbao UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Zola 20, D. Baggio 4-2 06/12/1994 R3 Parma FC - Athletic Club Parma 38, 47, Couto 63; agg: 4-3 Vales 56, Guerrero 73 22/11/1994 R3 Athletic Club - Parma FC 1-0 Bilbao Ziganda 49 UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Uralde 52, Andrinúa 3-2 09/11/1988 R2 Athletic Club - Juventus Bilbao 58, 70; M. Laudrup agg: 4-7 35, Galia 77 M. Laudrup 4, 52, 26/10/1988 R2 Juventus - Athletic Club 5-1 Turin Galia 24, Mauro 41, Altobelli 47; Uralde 36 UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 2-1 Irureta 12, Carlos 78; 18/05/1977 F Athletic Club - Juventus Bilbao agg: 2-2 ag Bettega 7 05/05/1977 F Juventus - Athletic Club 1-0 Turin Tardelli 14 Calloni 53, 83 (P), 3-1 08/12/1976 R3 AC Milan - Athletic Club Milan Biasiolo 60; agg: 4-5 Madariaga 86 (P) Dani 45 (P), 81 (P), 24/11/1976 R3 Athletic Club - AC Milan 4-1 Bilbao Carlos 48, 86; Capello 25 US Sassuolo Calcio - Record versus clubs from opponents' country US Sassuolo Calcio have not played against a club from their opponents' country Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA Athletic Club 8 6 1 1 8 1 3 4 2 1 0 1 18 8 4 6 29 29 US Sassuolo Calcio 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 Athletic Club - US Sassuolo Calcio Thursday 24 November 2016 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit Estadio de San Mamés, Bilbao Match background Athletic Club have given themselves a tough act to follow with Aritz Aduriz's five-goal salvo against Genk on UEFA Europa League matchday four, and they need to be sharp as Sassuolo come to Bilbao in Group F. • Athletic are through with a win if Genk also win at home to Rapid Wien; Sassuolo are out if they lose and the other game is not drawn. Previous meetings • In what was their first encounter with Spanish opponents, Sassuolo made light work of Athletic on matchday one, winning 3-0 in Reggio Emilia. • Athletic's record in 18 matches against Italian sides is W8 D4 L6 (W6 D1 L1 in Bilbao). Those fixtures include the 1977 UEFA Cup final against Juventus, who triumphed 2-2 on away goals after a 2-1 second-leg reverse in Bilbao. Form guide • Athletic are unbeaten in their last six UEFA Europa League group stage home games (W4 D2). • Sassuolo have scored once in all four of their European away games to date, those four goals earning them three draws and one defeat. • Losing finalists in 1977 and 2012, Athletic have made it through four of their previous five UEFA Cup and UEFA Europa League group stage campaigns. • Sassuolo and Konyaspor are the only clubs in the 2016/17 group stage who are in their debut European season. Links and trivia • The journey from Sassuolo to Bilbao is around 1,100km. • Sassuolo boast Spanish talent in teenager Pol Lirola, who is on a two-year loan from Juventus. The defender started his career with Espanyol and made one league appearance for their B side in November 2014. • Sassuolo's Stadio Città del Tricolore was the venue for the 2016 UEFA Women's Champions League final. • After his five goals in the 5-3 success against Genk, Aduriz is level with Zenit's Giuliano on five goals in this season's group stage top scorers' list. The ten-goal top scorer in the 2015/16 UEFA Europa League, Aduriz is the first player to score five times in a UEFA Europa League match (excluding qualifying). Just two players – Radamel Falcao and Edinson Cavani – had previously scored four in a single game. • Aduriz is now five goals clear of Fernando Llorente as Athletic's all-time European top scorer, with 21 goals. The coaches • Ernesto Valverde took charge of Athletic for a second time in June 2013, having led his old club from 2003 to 2005. The former forward later steered Espanyol to the 2007 UEFA Cup final, landed three Greek titles with Olympiacos and coached Villarreal and Valencia. • Eusebio Di Francesco's career high as a player was winning the Scudetto with Roma in 2000/01. The 12-times capped midfielder has since worked wonders at Sassuolo, guiding an attack-minded team from Serie B into Europe. 4 Athletic Club - US Sassuolo Calcio Thursday 24 November 2016 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit Estadio de San Mamés, Bilbao Team facts Athletic Club Formed: 1898 Nickname: Los Leones (The Lions) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League: (1977), (2012) Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 8 (1984) Spanish Cup: 23 (1984) Ten-year European record (UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup unless indicated otherwise) 2015/16: quarter-finals 2014/15: round of 32 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 2013/14: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2012/13: group stage 2011/12: runners-up 2010/11: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2009/10: round of 32 2008/09: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2007/08: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2006/07: did not take part in UEFA club competition Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 6-0: Athletic v HJK Helsinki 23/08/12, UEFA Europa League play-off first leg • Biggest away win 1-7: R. Standard de Liège v Athletic 16/12/04, UEFA Cup group stage • Heaviest home defeat 0-3: Athletic v SV Werder Bremen 16/12/09, UEFA Europa League group stage • Heaviest away defeat 5-1: Juventus v Athletic 26/10/88, UEFA Cup second round first leg 4-0: RSC Anderlecht v Athletic 25/02/10, UEFA Europa League round of 32 second leg UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup • Biggest home win 6-0: Athletic v HJK Helsinki (see above) • Biggest away win 1-7: R. Standard de Liège v Athletic (see above) • Heaviest home defeat 0-3: Athletic v SV Werder Bremen (see above) • Heaviest away defeat 5-1: Juventus v Athletic (see above) 4-0: RSC Anderlecht v Athletic (see above) US Sassuolo Calcio Formed: 1922 Nickname: Neroverdi (The Black and Greens) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • None 5 Athletic Club - US Sassuolo Calcio Thursday 24 November 2016 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit Estadio de San Mamés, Bilbao Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) None Ten-year European record (UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup unless indicated otherwise) 2015/16: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2014/15: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2013/14: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2012/13: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2011/12: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2010/11: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2009/10: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2008/09: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2007/08: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2006/07: did not take part in UEFA club competition Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 3-0: Sassuolo v Athletic Club 15/09/16, UEFA Europa League group stage 3-0: Sassuolo v FK Crvena zvezda 18/08/16, UEFA Europa League play-off first leg 3-0: Sassuolo v FC Luzern 04/08/16, UEFA Europa League third qualifying round second leg • Biggest away win N/A • Heaviest home defeat N/A • Heaviest away defeat 3-1: Genk 3-1 Sassuolo 29/09/16, UEFA Europa League group stage UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup • Biggest home win 3-0: Sassuolo v Athletic Club (see above) 3-0: Sassuolo v FK Crvena zvezda (see above) 3-0: Sassuolo v FC Luzern (see above) • Biggest away win N/A • Heaviest home defeat N/A • Heaviest away defeat 3-1: Genk 3-1 Sassuolo (see above) 6 Athletic Club - US Sassuolo Calcio Thursday 24 November 2016 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit Estadio de San Mamés, Bilbao Squad list Athletic Club Current season All-time UEL League UEL UEFA No.