Athletic Bilbao will be aiming to bounce back from successive defeats when they resume their La Liga campaign with a clash against Celta Vigo on Sunday afternoon.

Osasuna and Real Sociedad have advanced to the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey (Spanish Cup). In the Round of 16 of this football tournament, Osasuna were hosted by Athletic Bilbao and won 3-2. And Real Sociedad defeated Rayo Vallecano 3-1 at home.

Barcelona and Real Madrid remain on track to meet in the Copa del Rey semifinal or final after avoiding each other in Monday's quarterfinal draw.

Real Madrid needed two goals from Endrick in extra time to get past Celta Vigo in the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey and avoid another embarrassing setback less than a week after losing 5-2 to Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup final.

The last 16 of the Copa del Rey concluded on Thursday with three more matches: holders Athletic Club hosted Osasuna, Real Sociedad took on Rayo Vallecano, while Real Madrid faced Celta Vigo in the

Los Blancos are currently second in the La Liga table, one point behind the leaders Atletico Madrid, while Las Palmas occupy 14th spot, with Los Amarillos picking up 22 points from their opening 19 matches of the campaign. > Silva to lead the line? How Las Palmas could line up against Real Madrid

In the match of the round of 16 of the Spanish Cup, Athletic will take Osasuna at home arena. Bookmakers are on the side of the Basques in the pair, and believe that the future hosts will achieve a confident victory in the upcoming game. Telecomasia offers a free prediction for the match Athletic vs Osasuna and provides important statistics.

MADRID, Jan 16 (Xinhua) -- Osasuna knocked reigning champions Athletic Bilbao out of the Copa del Rey on Thursday with a 3-2 win in San Mames after a thrilling cup tie that either side could have won.

Manchester United and Tottenham both currently sit in the top eight of the Europa League standings but need positive results in their final matches to remain there

Seven teams are assured of a spot in at least the knockout stages of this season's Europa League. They are: Lazio, Anderlecht, Athletic Club, Frankfurt,

Lazio booked its place in the Round of 16 of the UEFA Europa League by beating Real Sociedad 3-1 at Stadio Olimpico.