Athletic Bilbao will be bidding to make it seven straight wins in all competitions when they resume their La Liga campaign with a trip to an in-form Valencia on Saturday evening.
The visitors are currently third in the table, boasting 41 points from their opening 20 matches of the campaign, while Valencia are eighth, collecting 29 points from their 20 games in 2023-24.
Los Che's full focus for the remainder of the campaign will therefore be on the league, and they have been in excellent form since losing 1-0 to Getafe on December 8, picking up 10 points from their last four games.
Ruben Baraja's side drew 1-1 with Barcelona on December 16 before recording three straight wins over Rayo Vallecano, Villarreal and Cadiz, scoring eight times in the process.
Valencia's recent run of impressive form has left them in eighth position in the table, just three points behind sixth-placed Real Sociedad, with the team bidding to secure a return to European action next term.
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