Espanyol vs Athletic Bilbao
Play on: Spanish Primera Division
Date: Monday, May-2-2011
Stadium: Cornellá - El Prat
Kick Off time: 21:00 CET
Athletic Bilbao striker Fernando Llorente has described the clash with Espanyol as his side's most important of the campaign, believing a victory would secure them a European berth for next season.
Athletic make the trip to the Cornella-El Prat stadium lying six points clear of eighth-placed Espanyol and with just four rounds left after the match, the Basque side could all but make their position in the top seven impregnable with a win.
Llorente said: "It's the most important game of the season for what it could mean. If we win, we will be in Europe. Espanyol are the team who are just outside the European places, and the following week they have to go to the Nou Camp to play Barca, who are playing for the league.''
A victory would also see Athletic climb back into fifth place above Atletico Madrid, who beat Deportivo La Coruna last night, although Llorente admits securing a European spot is their primary goal rather than what position they finish in.
"It would be much better if we were fifth (but), regardless of the position that we are, to get into Europe would fulfil an objective and would make it a good season,'' the Spain striker said.
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