Day: December 7, 2025

Ernesto Valverde’s Bilbao, now seventh in the standings, had lost by Real Madrid in its previous match but produced a far better showing at the San Mames Stadium.

BET v BAR: Barcelona’s rout of fifth-placed Betis in Seville increased its lead to four points over Real Madrid before it hosts Celta Vigo on Sunday.

The draw leaves Liverpool languishing in eighth in the table, and it is showing no signs of arresting an alarming slide since it clinched the league title last season.

While silverware is the immediate reward on offer, a victory on Sunday offers so much more – a berth in Asia’s second-tier continental competition.

Delap, who moved to Stamford Bridge from Ipswich Town, had also picked up a hamstring injury early on in the season and returned to the side only last month.