UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - 2017/18 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Estadio de San Mamés - Bilbao Thursday 28 September 2017 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Athletic Club Group J - Matchday 2 FC Zorya Luhansk Previous meetings 2 Match background 3 Team facts 4 Squad list 6 Fixtures and results 9 Match-by-match lineups 12 Match officials 14 Legend 15 1 Athletic Club - FC Zorya Luhansk Thursday 28 September 2017 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Estadio de San Mamés, Bilbao Previous meetings Head to Head No UEFA competition matches have been played between these two teams Athletic Club - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers FC Shakhtar Donetsk - Athletic 25/11/2014 GS 0-1 Lviv San José 68 Club Athletic Club - FC Shakhtar 17/09/2014 GS 0-0 Bilbao Donetsk FC Zorya Luhansk - Record versus clubs from opponents' country FC Zorya Luhansk 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 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 FC Zorya Luhansk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Athletic Club - FC Zorya Luhansk Thursday 28 September 2017 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Estadio de San Mamés, Bilbao Match background Athletic Club come into their UEFA Europa League Group J meeting with Zorya on a run of six straight home wins against European opponents – a daunting prospect for the visitors. Previous meetings • The sides are meeting for the first time and it is Zorya's first encounter with Liga opponents. • Athletic's only past encounters against Ukrainian opponents were a pair of meetings with Shakhtar Donetsk in the 2014/15 UEFA Champions League group stage: a 0-0 home draw and a 1-0 win in Lviv. Form guide • Athletic have won their last six European home games since a 2-1 loss to eventual winners Sevilla in the 2015/16 UEFA Europa League quarter-finals. • Zorya have lost their last four UEFA away games – and failed to score in the most recent three. • Seventh in Spain last term, Athletic have successfully negotiated the last two UEFA Europa League group stages, and were losing finalists in the 1976/77 UEFA Cup and 2011/12 UEFA Europa League. • Third in the 2016/17 Ukrainian table, Zorya are featuring in their second successive group stage, though they were unable to make the UEFA Europa League round of 32 last term. Links and trivia • The journey from Luhansk to Bilbao is around 3,300km, though Zorya play their home games in Lviv, which is 2,200km from Bilbao. • Athletic's Raúl García was a 2009/10 UEFA Europa League winner with Atlético Madrid. • Athletic's Aritz Aduriz was top scorer in the 2015/16 UEFA Europa League with ten goals. • This is Athletic's 164th UEFA game – and Zorya's 22nd. The coaches • Better known as 'Cuco', José Ángel Ziganda was a forward for Osasuna and Athletic Club, and later took Osasuna to the 2006/07 UEFA Cup semi-finals as a coach. He was handed the Athletic reins in May 2017 after a six-year spell as B team boss. • Yuriy Vernydub has been in charge at Zorya since stepping up from his role as assistant coach in November 2011, leading them to fourth and third-placed finishes in the last two seasons. He was a Russian Cup winner as a Zenit defender in 1999. 3 Athletic Club - FC Zorya Luhansk Thursday 28 September 2017 - 19.00CET (19.00 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) 2016/17: round of 32 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 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: Standard Liège v Athletic 16/12/04, UEFA Cup group stage • Heaviest home defeat 0-3: Athletic v 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: 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: Standard Liège v Athletic (see above) • Heaviest home defeat 0-3: Athletic v Werder Bremen (see above) • Heaviest away defeat 5-1: Juventus v Athletic (see above) 4-0: Anderlecht v Athletic (see above) FC Zorya Luhansk Formed: 1923 Nickname: Chorno-Bili (Black-and-Whites) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • None 4 Athletic Club - FC Zorya Luhansk Thursday 28 September 2017 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Estadio de San Mamés, Bilbao Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 1 (1972) Ten-year European record (UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup unless indicated otherwise) 2016/17: group stage 2015/16: play-offs 2014/15: play-offs 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 Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 3-0: Zorya v Charleroi 06/08/15, UEFA Europa League third qualifying round second leg • Biggest away win 0-3: Laç v Zorya 10/07/14, UEFA Europa League second qualifying round first leg • Heaviest home defeat 0-2 twice, most recently v Östersund 13/09/17, UEFA Europa League group stage • Heaviest away defeat 2-0: Fenerbahçe v Zorya 24/11/16, UEFA Europa League group stage UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup • Biggest home win 3-0: Zorya v Charleroi (see above) • Biggest away win 0-3: Laç v Zorya (see above) • Heaviest home defeat 0-2 twice, most recently v Östersund (see above) • Heaviest away defeat 2-0: Fenerbahçe v Zorya (see above) 5 Athletic Club - FC Zorya Luhansk Thursday 28 September 2017 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Estadio de San Mamés, Bilbao Squad list Athletic Club Current season All-time QUAL UEL League UEL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Kepa Arrizabalaga ESP 03/10/1994 22 - - - - - 5 - - - - - 13 Iago Herrerín ESP 25/01/1988 29 - 4 - 1 - 1 - 20 - 28 - 26 Unai Simón ESP 11/06/1997 20 - - - - - - - - - - - 35 Hodei Oleaga ESP 29/12/1996 20 - - - - - - - - - - - Defenders 2 Eneko Bóveda ESP 14/12/1988 28 - - - - - 2 - 9 - 10 - 3 Enric Saborit ESP 27/04/1992 25 - - - - - 2 - 3 1 3 1 4 Aymeric Laporte FRA 27/05/1994 23 - 4 1 1 - 6 - 20 - 34 1 5 Yeray Álvarez ESP 24/01/1995 22 - - - - - - - 8 - 8 - 15 Iñigo Lekue ESP 04/05/1993 24 - 3 - 1 - 5 - 12 1 17 1 16 Xabier Etxeita ESP 31/10/1987 29 - 4 - 1 - - - 15 - 23 - 18 Óscar de Marcos ESP 14/04/1989 28 - 3 1 - - 1 - 38 6 61 8 24 Mikel Balenziaga ESP 29/02/1988 29 - 4 - 1 - 4 - 17 - 31 - 29 Óscar Gil ESP 14/06/1995 22 - - - - - - - - - - - 30 Unai Nuñez ESP 30/01/1997 20 - - - - - 6 - - - - - 32 Andoni Fernandez ESP 02/02/1996 21 - - - - - - - - - - - 34 Andoni Lopez ESP 05/04/1996 21 - - - - - - - - - - - 37 Jon ESP 24/05/1998 19 - - - - - - - - - - - Midfielders 6 Mikel San José ESP 30/05/1989 28 - 3 - 1 - 5 - 32 3 46 6 7 Beñat Etxebarria ESP 19/02/1987 30 - 4 - - - 4 - 16 3 31 3 8 Ander Iturraspe ESP 08/03/1989 28 - - - - - 3 - 32 - 47 - 10 Iker Muniain ESP 19/12/1992 24 - 4 1 1 - 6 1 42 6 60 10 14 Markel Susaeta ESP 14/12/1987 29 - 4 - 1 - 4 - 43 8 67 12 17 Mikel Rico ESP 04/11/1984 32 - 2 - - - - - 13 - 25 - 19 Sabin Merino ESP 04/01/1992 25 - 1 - - - 2 - 13 1 17 2 21 Mikel Vesga ESP 08/04/1993 24 - 3 - 1 - 3 - 2 - 5 - 27 Iker Undabarrena ESP 18/05/1995 22 - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - 28 Iñigo Córdoba ESP 13/03/1997 20 - 1 - 1 - 4 - 1 - 2 - 31 Iñigo Baque ESP 01/01/1997 20 - - - - - - - - - - - 33 Gorka Guruzeta ESP 12/09/1996 21 - - - - - - - - - - - 36 Victor San Martolome ESP 26/10/1999 17 - - - - - - - - - - - Forwards 9 Kike Sola ESP 25/02/1986 31 - - - - - - - 3 1 4 2 11 Iñaki Williams ESP 15/06/1994 23 - 3 - 1 - 6 2 17 4 21 4 20 Aritz Aduriz ESP 11/02/1981 36 - 4 3 1 - 6 3 30 18 57 29 22 Raúl García ESP 11/07/1986 31 - 3 2 1 - 6 1 59 7 107 17 23 Ager Aketxe ESP 30/12/1993 23 - 2 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 10 - 38 Iñigo Vicente ESP 06/01/1998 19 - - - - - - - - - - - 6 Athletic Club - FC Zorya Luhansk Thursday 28 September 2017 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Estadio de San Mamés, Bilbao Athletic Club Current season All-time QUAL UEL League UEL UEFA 39 Peru Nolaskoain ESP 29/12/1996 20 - - - - - - - - - - - Coach - José Ángel Ziganda ESP 01/10/1966 50 - 4 - 1 - - - 15 - 21 - 7 Athletic Club - FC Zorya Luhansk Thursday 28 September 2017 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Estadio de San Mamés, Bilbao FC Zorya Luhansk Current season All-time UEL League UEL UEFA No.