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Bilbao

American  
[bil-bou, beel-bah-aw] / bɪlˈbaʊ, bilˈbɑ ɔ /

noun

  1. a seaport in northern Spain, near the Bay of Biscay.

  2. U.S. Furniture. a mirror of the late 18th century, originally imported from Spain, having a frame partly or wholly of marble and a gilt openwork cresting.


Bilbao British  
/ bilˈβau, bɪlˈbɑːəʊ /

noun

  1. Basque name: Bilbo.  a port in N Spain, on the Bay of Biscay: the largest city in the Basque Provinces: famous since medieval times for the production of iron and steel goods: modern buildings include the Guggenheim Art Museum (1997). Pop: 353 567 (2003 est)

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The visitors will though be encouraged by their own weekend result, coming from two down to draw with Manchester City and relieve some pressure on Thomas Frank, who replaced Ange Postecoglou after he had beaten United in Bilbao.

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In that fixture in Bilbao, Amorim failed to come up with a gameplan to beat a Tottenham side that were awful last season and have not improved much domestically in the current campaign.

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Elsewhere Athletic Bilbao struck late to secure a 1-1 Basque derby draw against Real Sociedad and Real Betis rose to fifth with a 2-1 win at Valencia.

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On Sunday the American's revived La Real visit rivals Athletic Bilbao in a Basque derby clash made all the more charged by Ernesto Valverde's team's poor form.

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Sporting Lisbon were the surprise top-eight finishers as they twice fought back to win 3-2 at Athletic Bilbao.

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