Athletic Bilbao vs. Celta Vigo - prediction, team news, lineups

Athletic Bilbao will be bidding to make it three straight wins in all competitions when they continue their La Liga campaign at home to Celta Vigo on Friday night.

Ernesto Valverde's side are currently fifth in <a href="/football/la-liga/table.html">the table</a>, boasting 21 points from 12 matches, while Celta sit down in 18th spot, with a tough start seeing them collect just seven points from their first 12 games.

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Athletic were involved in a five-goal thriller away to Villarreal last weekend, and the Basque outfit almost threw it away in the final exchanges after racing into a three-goal lead.

Indeed, the Lions were 3-0 ahead inside the first . . .