We are building up to the Rayo Vallecano vs Athletic Bilbao La Liga game which is rapidly nearing kick-off, and the players are in.
Here is the starting XI for Rayo Vallecano which is confirmed as follows:
Rayo Vallecano
Augusto Batalla #13
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 87kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: Florencio Varela, Argentina
Alfonso Espino #22
Defender
Height: 1.71m
Weight: 71kg
Age: 34
Nationality: Uruguay
Place of birth: San Jacinto, Uruguay
Nobel Mendy #32
Defender
Height: 1.87m
Weight: 78kg
Age: 21
Nationality: France
Place of birth: Guédiawaye, France
Florian Lejeune #24
Defender
Height: 1.88m
Weight: 81kg
Age: 34
Nationality: France
Place of birth: Paris, France
Andrei Rațiu
Defender
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 74kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Romania
Place of birth: Aiud, Romania
Gerard Gumbau Garriga #15
Also known as Gumbau
Midfielder
Height: 1.87m
Weight: 78kg
Age: 31
Nationality: Spain
Place of birth: Campllong, Spain
Pathé Ciss #6
Midfielder
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 71kg
Age: 31
Nationality: Senegal
Place of birth: Dakar, Senegal
Álvaro García Rivera #18
Also known as García
Forward
Height: 1.68m
Weight: 58kg
Age: 33
Nationality: Spain
Place of birth: Utrera, Spain
Jorge de Frutos #19
Forward
Height: 1.73m
Weight: 71kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Spain
Place of birth: Navares de Enmedio, Spain
Ilias Akhomach #10
Forward
Height: 1.75m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 21
Nationality: Spain
Place of birth: Els Hostalets de Pierola, Spain
Isaac Palazón Camacho #7
Also known as Palazón
Forward
Height: 1.65m
Weight: 60kg
Age: 31
Nationality: Spain
Place of birth: Cieza, Spain
The starting line-up for Athletic Bilbao has also been confirmed as follows:
Athletic Bilbao
Unai Simón Mendibil #1
Also known as Simón
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.89m
Weight: 84kg
Age: 28
Nationality: Spain
Place of birth: Gasteiz, Spain
Yuri Berchiche Izeta #17
Also known as Yuri
Defender
Height: 1.81m
Weight: 81kg
Age: 36
Nationality: Spain
Place of birth: Zarautz, Spain
Aymeric Laporte
Defender
Height: 1.91m
Weight: 85kg
Age: 31
Nationality: Spain
Place of birth: Agen, France
Daniel Vivian Moreno #3
Also known as Vivian
Defender
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 82kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Spain
Place of birth: Gasteiz, Spain
Jesús Areso Blanco #12
Also known as Areso
Defender
Height: 1.82m
Weight: 81kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Spain
Place of birth: Cascante, Spain
Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta #16
Midfielder
Height: 1.75m
Weight: 69kg
Age: 32
Nationality: Spain
Place of birth: Spain
Unai Gómez Etxebarria #20
Also known as Gómez
Midfielder
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 75kg
Age: 22
Nationality: Spain
Place of birth: Bermeo, Spain
Mikel Jauregizar #18
Midfielder
Height: 1.77m
Weight: 74kg
Age: 22
Nationality: Spain
Place of birth: Bilbao, Spain
Oihan Sancet Tirapu #8
Also known as Sancet
Midfielder
Height: 1.88m
Weight: 73kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Spain
Place of birth: Iruñea, Spain
Iñaki Williams #9
Forward
Height: 1.86m
Weight: 77kg
Age: 31
Place of birth: Bilbao, Spain
Gorka Guruzeta Rodríguez #11
Also known as Guruzeta
Forward
Height: 1.88m
Weight: 77kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Spain
Place of birth: San Sebastián, Spain
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