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Bilbao

[bil-bou, beel-bah-aw]

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

/ bilˈβau, bɪlˈbɑːəʊ /

noun

  1. Basque name: Bilboa 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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But they could contend for a top-eight finish in the Champions League to reach the last 16 automatically with games against Athletic Bilbao, Marseille, Bayer Leverkusen and PSV to come before a challenging final night trip to defending champions Paris Saint-Germain.

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Elsewhere, newly-promoted Elche continued their good start to the season with a 0-0 draw against Athletic Bilbao which left them seventh, one place above their Basque opponents.

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I lived more or less one hour from Bilbao.

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Arsenal won 2-0 against Athletic Club in Bilbao on Tuesday.

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Athletic forward Inaki Williams also called out Bordalas after a stormy night in Bilbao, while other managers - from Mallorca's Jagoba Arrasate to Marcelino at Villarreal - have complained of time-wasting, dark arts and tactical cynicism.

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