<h2>Athletic Bilbao vs Barcelona Betting Tips: La Liga Champions Hoping to Sign Off on a High</h2> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Barcelona are confirmed as Spanish La Liga champions, while Athletic Bilbao are pretty much guaranteed fourth place. Will this final game of the season be a low-key affair?</p> <p>The last time they met in the league, there were 27 fouls and nine yellow cards, so there’s certainly no love lost between them.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h2>Athletic Bilbao vs Barcelona Betting Preview</h2> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Barcelona have recaptured the La Liga title in thrilling fashion under Hansi Flick. They celebrated keenly, and suffered a hangover – literal or metaphorical – next time out in defeat to Villarreal.</p> <p>Athletic Bilbao, meanwhile, look set to finish fourth; their best effort in more than a decade.</p> <p>So it’s been a good season for both, and they will be looking to end their campaign with a win when the sides meet at San Mames Barria in the early hours of Monday morning (05:00, Melbourne).</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h2>Athletic Bilbao vs Barcelona Betting Odds</h2> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>It’s rare that punters can secure an even money price about Barcelona in a La Liga game, but that’s the scenario here with the Catalonians available at $2.00.</p> <p>Athletic Bilbao can be backed at $3.30, with the draw available at $3.60.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h2>Athletic Bilbao vs Barcelona Best Bets</h2> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>La Liga’s best attack goes up against its meanest defence in a game which, in the grand of scheme of things, means little to both… other than a farewell to 2024/25.</p> <p>Barcelona will be without the injured Ferran Torres, who is injured, but they still have Robert Lewandowski, Lamine Yamal, Raphinha and Dani Olmo, to name just a few. That’s plenty of ammunition and firepower.</p> <p>Athletic defend like trojans and have conceded fewer goals than any other La Liga side. But their 1-7 aggregate thrashing by Manchester United in the Europa League suggests there’s a certain vulnerability there.</p> <p>The two teams have met twice already in 2024/25, with Barcelona running out 2-1 and 2-0 winners in La Liga and the Spanish Super Cup. According to data firm OPTA, Barca created 12 ‘big chances’ across those 180 minutes, so they have found a way to circumnavigate this Bilbao rearguard.</p> <p>The potential absence through injury of the Williams brothers makes the hosts’ task all the more difficult, and no matter how you slice it the most appealing of the<a href="https://www.sportsbet.com.au/betting/soccer/spain/spanish-la-liga/athletic-bilbao-v-barcelona-9229571"> Athletic Bilbao vs Barcelona betting odds</a> from Sportsbet is Barca to win at $2.00.</p> <p>But it might not be straightforward. The Catalonians could be without Jules Kounde and Ronald Araujo, with alternative centre back duo Inigo Martinez and Pau Cubarsi able to be got at – Barca have conceded at an average of more than a goal per game this term.</p> <p>The Both Teams to Score &amp; Over 2.5 Goals double has landed in 21 of Barca’s 37 games this term, and it may just come up trumps again here at $1.75.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>*Odds correct as of 23:00pm AEST 21/5/25</p>