{"id":150027,"date":"2025-12-07T11:36:42","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T11:36:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/?p=150027"},"modified":"2025-12-07T11:36:42","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T11:36:42","slug":"athletic-club-vs-real-madrid-same-day-preview-la-liga-projected-starting-xis-morning-footy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/?p=150027","title":{"rendered":"Athletic Club vs. Real Madrid Same-Day PREVIEW | La Liga Projected Starting XIs | Morning Footy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LtkLoPLe3es?rel=0&#038;cc_load_policy=1&#038;modestbranding=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>Xabi Alonso &#038; Real Madrid have had a tough few outings heading into their upcoming La Liga clash vs. Nico Williams &#038; Athletic Club. Our crew is taking a moment to look at this Madrid squad and discuss whether they can get past the dressing room troubles to snag a crucial three points in the title race. Join Claudia Pagan, Nico Cantor, Aaron West &#038; Michael Lahoud as they preview the matchup, discussing which of the two sides is more likely to come out on top.<\/p>\n<p>0:00 Real Madrid&#8217;s last 3 results<br \/>\n0:26 Xabi Alonso comments on his squad<br \/>\n0:51 Can Alonso calm locker-room clashing?<br \/>\n2:14 Concerns with Federico Valverde<br \/>\n2:52 Real Madrid offensive struggles<br \/>\n4:25 What does Real Madrid need offensively?<br \/>\n5:21 Fixing in-game management<br \/>\n6:31 Lacking midfield balance &#038; Valverde<br \/>\n8:41 Athletic Club vs. Real Madrid Starting XIs<br \/>\n12:04 Is Alonso or Valverde on the HOT SEAT?<br \/>\n12:49 Watch More!<\/p>\n<p>#athleticclub #realmadrid #laliga #matchpreview #preview #cbssportsgolazo #cbs #cbssports #soccer #football #futbol #kylianmbappe #nicowilliams #athleticbilbao<br \/>\nStream UCL on Paramount+ &#8211; http:\/\/bit.ly\/UCLonParamount<br \/>\nWatch UCL Extended Highlights &#8211; https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLkwBiY2Dq-oYX&#8211;AqrRszzMR4_C8YwiBn<br \/>\nWatch UCL Today with Thierry Henry, Kate Scott, Micah Richards and Jamie Carragher &#8211; https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLkwBiY2Dq-oYdin8WdtaOExGhaRZI_dJ8<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our other CBS Sports Golazo channels!<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@CBSSportsGolazoEurope<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@golazoamerica<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@wgolazo<\/p>\n<p>Home of UEFA Men\u2019s and Women\u2019s Champions League, UEFA Europa and Conference Leagues, NWSL, Serie A and Serie A Women, EFL Championship, EFL League One, EFL League Two and Carabao Cup, Concacaf Men&#8217;s World Cup Qualifiers and W Champions Cup, US Open Cup, USL, Liga MX, SPFL and more.<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LtkLoPLe3es\">source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Xabi Alonso &#038; Real Madrid have had a tough few outings heading into their upcoming La Liga clash vs. Nico Williams &#038; Athletic Club. Our crew is taking a moment&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":150028,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-150027","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-soccer-world-wide"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/150027","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=150027"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/150027\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/150028"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=150027"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=150027"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=150027"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}