The Athletic Bilbao vs. Dinamo Bucuresti match will be played on Thursday, August 3, at the San Mames Barria Stadium, Bilbao. This is the second leg of UEFA Europa League third qualifying round. The first match played in Romania ended in a 1:1 draw.

STATS

• Athletic Bilbao is currently in a series of three matches without a defeat. They won two friendly games in the last couple of days, but we must say that they played against Spanish lower tier clubs.
• Dinamo Bucuresti defeated Viitorul by 1:0 on the road in the third Romanian Liga I round. They are currently fourth on the table with six points.

HEAD TO HEAD

Apart from the game last week, these teams haven't played against each other so far.

Head to head matches: Athletic Bilbao - Dinamo Bucuresti

27.07.2017

UEFA

Dinamo Bucuresti

Athletic Bilbao

1:1

ATHLETIC BILBAO

Athletic Bilbao was defensive minded in Romania, and they recorded an excellent result. The Spanish team had to be careful since they haven't played a competitive game in the past several months - Primera Division starts much later than the Romanian first league. However, with the strike from Laporte in the first half, they got what they wanted from the first game and now every victory in the second game will lead them to the next qualifying phase.

Latest matches: Athletic Bilbao

27.07.2017	UEFA	Dinamo Bucuresti	Athletic Bilbao	1:1	D
22.07.2017	Club	Athletic Bilbao	Real Valladolid	1:2	L
21.07.2017	Club	Club Brugge	Athletic Bilbao	0:2	W
17.07.2017	Club	Athletic Bilbao	Fenerbahce	0:0	D
15.07.2017	Club	FC Sion	Athletic Bilbao	0:2	W

DINAMO BUCURESTI

Dinamo's primary goal is to fight for the title in the domestic league, and if they qualify for the Europa League, that can be a nice bonus for them. Rivaldinho, the son of former Barcelona star Rivaldo, scored the only goal for them in the first match. They still hope they can eliminate famous Spanish club, but it is easier said than done - Athletic has an excellent result after the first game.

Latest matches: Dinamo Bucuresti

30.07.2017	Liga	FC Viitorul Constanta	Dinamo Bucuresti	0:1	W
27.07.2017	UEFA	Dinamo Bucuresti	Athletic Bilbao	1:1	D
23.07.2017	Liga	Dinamo Bucuresti	FC Botosani	0:1	L
15.07.2017	Liga	Juventus Colentina Bucuresti	Dinamo Bucuresti	0:3	W
05.07.2017	Club	Dinamo Bucuresti	FC Anzhi Makhachkala	0:1	L

SUMMING UP!

Dinamo will have to attack since if they fail to score a goal, Athletic Bilbao will certainly go through. They have several talented players, but it is hard to believe they could eliminate Athletic.