2021–22 Athletic Bilbao season
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Athletic Bilbao 2021–22 football season
| 2021–22 season | |
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| President | Aitor Elizegi |
| Head coach | Marcelino |
| Stadium | San Mamés |
| La Liga | 8th |
| Copa del Rey | Semi-finals |
| Supercopa de España | Runners-up |
| Top goalscorer | League: Iñaki Williams (8) All: Iñaki Williams (8) |
| Highest home attendance | 40,698 vs Real Sociedad |
| Lowest home attendance | 9,394 vs Barcelona |
| Biggest win | Athletic Bilbao 4–0 Real Sociedad |
| Biggest defeat | Barcelona 4–0 Athletic Bilbao |
The 2021–22 season was the 123rd season in the history of Athletic Bilbao and the club's 91st consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Athletic Bilbao participated in this season's editions of the Copa del Rey and the Supercopa de España.
The first match of 2022 away to Osasuna was the 4,000th competitive fixture in the club's history (previous such milestones occurring in 1954, 1979 and 2001).[1]
Players
[edit ]First-team squad
[edit ]- As of 3 January 2022[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Reserve team
[edit ]Main article: Athletic Bilbao B
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
[edit ]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
[edit ]In
[edit ]| Date | Player | From | Type | Fee | Ref |
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| 30 June 2021 | Spain Iñigo Córdoba | Alavés | Loan return | [3] | |
| 30 June 2021 | Bosnia and Herzegovina Kenan Kodro | Valladolid | Loan return | [4] | |
| 30 June 2021 | Spain Daniel Vivian | Mirandés | Loan return | [5] | |
| 1 July 2021 | Spain Álex Petxarroman | Real Sociedad B | Transfer | Free | [6] |
Out
[edit ]| Date | Player | To | Type | Fee | Ref |
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| 1 July 2021 | Spain Imanol García de Albéniz | Mirandés | Loan | [7] | |
| 1 July 2021 | Spain Iñigo Vicente | Mirandés | Loan | [7] | |
Pre-season and friendlies
[edit ]Win Draw Loss Fixtures
St. Gallen Switzerland v Spain Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao Spain v Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
Borussia Dortmund Germany v Spain Athletic Bilbao
Union Berlin Germany v Spain Athletic Bilbao
Southampton England v Spain Athletic Bilbao
15:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Referee: John Busby
- Walcott 47'
- Vesga 34'
- Villalibre 43'
- Bednarek 60' (o.g.)
Referee: John Busby
Competitions
[edit ]Overall record
[edit ]| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| La Liga | 16 August 2021 | 22 May 2022 | Matchday 1 | 8th | 38 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 43 | 36 | +7 | 036.84 |
| Copa del Rey | 6 January 2022 | 2 March 2022 | Round of 32 | Semi-finals | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 060.00 |
| Supercopa de España | 13 January 2022 | 16 January 2022 | Semi-finals | Runners-up | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 050.00 |
| Total | 45 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 52 | 43 | +9 | 040.00 | ||||
Source: Soccerway
La Liga
[edit ]Main article: 2021–22 La Liga
League table
[edit ]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Real Sociedad | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 62 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage [a] |
| 7 | Villarreal | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 63 | 37 | +26 | 59 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off round [a] |
| 8 | Athletic Bilbao | 38 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 43 | 36 | +7 | 55 | |
| 9 | Valencia | 38 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 48 | 53 | −5 | 48 | |
| 10 | Osasuna | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 37 | 51 | −14 | 47 |
Source: LaLiga Santander
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Fair-play points (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[8]
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Fair-play points (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[8]
Notes:
- ^ a b Since the winners of the 2021–22 Copa del Rey, Real Betis, qualified for European competition based on league position, the Europa League berth awarded to the Copa del Rey winners was passed to the sixth-placed team, and the Europa Conference League berth awarded to the sixth-placed team was passed to the seventh-placed team.
Results summary
[edit ]| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 38 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 43 | 36 | +7 | 55 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 18 | +11 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 18 | −4 |
Source: La Liga
Results by round
[edit ]| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
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| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A |
| Result | D | D | W | W | D | L | D | W | L | W | D | D | L | D | D | D | L | W | W | D | L | W | W | L | W | L | W | L | D | W | D | L | W | W | D | L | W | L |
| Position | 12 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Matches
[edit ]The league fixtures were announced on 30 June 2021.[9] [10]
Elche v Athletic Bilbao
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero
Attendance: 9,145
Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega
Attendance: 9,145
Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega
Athletic Bilbao v Barcelona
Celta Vigo v Athletic Bilbao
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Balaídos
Attendance: 5,492
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz
- I. Williams 34'
- Simón Yellow card 90+6'
Attendance: 5,492
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz
Athletic Bilbao v Mallorca
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 14,566
Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez
- D. García Yellow card 60'
- Vivian 68'
- I. Williams 74'
Attendance: 14,566
Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez
Atlético Madrid v Athletic Bilbao
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano
Attendance: 38,798
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
- D. García Yellow card 30'
- N. Williams Yellow card 82'
Attendance: 38,798
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
Athletic Bilbao v Rayo Vallecano
Valencia v Athletic Bilbao
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 13,680
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández
- Gómez Yellow card 45+4' Yellow-red card 82'
- Guillamón Yellow card 47'
- Jason Yellow card 90+2'
- Marcos André 90+5'
- Vallejo Yellow card 90+8'
Attendance: 13,680
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández
Athletic Bilbao v Alavés
Athletic Bilbao v Villarreal
Espanyol v Athletic Bilbao
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Attendance: 16,196
Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias
- I. Williams 52'
- Berenguer Yellow card 75'
- Yeray Yellow card 90+3'
Attendance: 16,196
Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias
Real Sociedad v Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao v Cádiz
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 37,581
Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre
- Yeray Yellow card 27'
- Morcillo Yellow card 69'
- N. Williams Yellow card 90+2'
Attendance: 37,581
Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre
Levante v Athletic Bilbao
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Ciutat de València
Attendance: 15,230
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero
- Yeray Yellow card 16'
Attendance: 15,230
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero
Athletic Bilbao v Granada
Real Madrid v Athletic Bilbao
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 33,627
Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos
- Zarraga Yellow card 31'
- Lekue Yellow card 43'
- I. Williams Yellow card 77'
Attendance: 33,627
Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 17 October 2021, but was postponed because of the South American 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches being postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, meaning several players would not be able to return before the match.[11]
Getafe v Athletic Bilbao
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez
Attendance: 9,176
Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez
- Morcillo Yellow card 90+4'
Attendance: 9,176
Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez
Athletic Bilbao v Sevilla
Athletic Bilbao v Real Betis
Athletic Bilbao v Real Madrid
Note: The match was originally scheduled for January 2022, but was moved back due to both teams' participation in the 2022 Supercopa de España.[12]
Osasuna v Athletic Bilbao
Alavés v Athletic Bilbao
Rayo Vallecano v Athletic Bilbao
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas
Attendance: 9,034
Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega
- López Yellow card 89'
- I. Williams Yellow card 17'
- Serrano 30'
- Zarraga Yellow card 60'
- D. García Yellow card 69'
- Simón Yellow card 82'
- Lekue Yellow card 86'
- N. Williams Yellow card 88'
Attendance: 9,034
Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega
Athletic Bilbao v Espanyol
Mallorca v Athletic Bilbao
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Visit Mallorca Stadium
Attendance: 12,904
Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos
Attendance: 12,904
Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos
Athletic Bilbao v Real Sociedad
Barcelona v Athletic Bilbao
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 69,770
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández
- Aubameyang 37'
- Busquets Yellow card 48'
- Piqué Yellow card 70'
- Dembélé 73'
- L. de Jong 90'
- Depay 90+4'
- Balenziaga Yellow card 54'
Attendance: 69,770
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández
Athletic Bilbao v Levante
Real Betis v Athletic Bilbao
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 45,876
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz
- Berchiche Yellow card 8'
- Berenguer Yellow card 16'
- N. Williams Yellow card 78'
- De Marcos Yellow card 80'
- Sancet Yellow card 80'
Attendance: 45,876
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz
Athletic Bilbao v Getafe
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 37,367
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
- Berchiche 29'
- Vesga Yellow card 79'
- De Marcos Yellow card 88'
- Petxarroman Yellow card 90+3'
- Yeray Yellow card 90+6'
Attendance: 37,367
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
Athletic Bilbao v Elche
Villarreal v Athletic Bilbao
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 16,603
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
- R. García 43'
- Petxarroman Yellow card 85'
- D. García Yellow card 90'
- Sancet Yellow card 90+1'
Attendance: 16,603
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
Athletic Bilbao v Celta Vigo
Cádiz v Athletic Bilbao
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Nuevo Mirandilla
Attendance: 17,360
Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez
Attendance: 17,360
Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez
Athletic Bilbao v Atlético Madrid
Athletic Bilbao v Valencia
Granada v Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao v Osasuna
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 37,869
Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez
- Berenguer 33'
- Villalibre 79'
Attendance: 37,869
Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez
Sevilla v Athletic Bilbao
Copa del Rey
[edit ]Main article: 2021–22 Copa del Rey
Atlético Mancha Real v Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao v Barcelona
21:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: San Mamés
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero
- Torres 20'
- Piqué Yellow card 76'
- Pedri 90+3', Yellow card 97'
- F. de Jong Yellow card 104'
- Alba Yellow card 105'
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero
Athletic Bilbao v Real Madrid
Athletic Bilbao v Valencia
Valencia v Athletic Bilbao
Supercopa de España
[edit ]Main article: 2022 Supercopa de España
Atlético Madrid v Athletic Bilbao
22:00 SAST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández
- Yeray 77'
- N. Williams 81'
- Martínez Yellow card 83'
- Vesga Yellow card 90'
- I. Williams Yellow card 90+1'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández
Athletic Bilbao v Real Madrid
Statistics
[edit ]Appearances and goals
[edit ]| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | La Liga | Copa del Rey | Supercopa de España | ||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | Spain ESP | Unai Simón | 36 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 13 | GK | Spain ESP | Jokin Ezkieta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 26 | GK | Spain ESP | Julen Agirrezabala | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | Spain ESP | Álex Petxarroman | 19 | 0 | 1+16 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | DF | Spain ESP | Unai Núñez | 9 | 0 | 7+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | DF | Spain ESP | Iñigo Martínez | 34 | 4 | 26+1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 5 | DF | Spain ESP | Yeray Álvarez | 27 | 1 | 21+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 12 | DF | Spain ESP | Dani Vivian | 27 | 2 | 22+2 | 2 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | DF | Spain ESP | Iñigo Lekue | 29 | 0 | 22+3 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 17 | DF | Spain ESP | Yuri Berchiche | 20 | 1 | 11+3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | ||
| 18 | DF | Spain ESP | Óscar de Marcos | 26 | 1 | 19+3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 21 | DF | Spain ESP | Ander Capa | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 24 | DF | Spain ESP | Mikel Balenziaga | 31 | 0 | 23+3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 6 | MF | Spain ESP | Mikel Vesga | 39 | 2 | 17+15 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | ||
| 8 | MF | Spain ESP | Oihan Sancet | 33 | 6 | 16+11 | 6 | 1+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 14 | MF | Spain ESP | Dani García | 39 | 0 | 27+5 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 16 | MF | Spain ESP | Unai Vencedor | 35 | 0 | 29+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 19 | MF | Spain ESP | Oier Zarraga | 37 | 1 | 8+23 | 1 | 0+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 22 | MF | Spain ESP | Raúl García | 42 | 7 | 24+11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | ||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | Spain ESP | Álex Berenguer | 41 | 4 | 24+10 | 3 | 3+2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 9 | FW | Spain ESP | Iñaki Williams | 44 | 8 | 32+6 | 8 | 3+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 10 | FW | Spain ESP | Iker Muniain | 41 | 6 | 34+1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 20 | FW | Spain ESP | Asier Villalibre | 20 | 2 | 3+16 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 30 | FW | Spain ESP | Nico Williams | 40 | 3 | 11+23 | 0 | 3+1 | 2 | 0+2 | 1 | ||
| 33 | FW | Spain ESP | Nico Serrano | 17 | 1 | 3+11 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 34 | FW | Spain ESP | Juan Artola | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Players who have made an appearance this season but have left the club | |||||||||||||
| 11 | FW | Spain ESP | Jon Morcillo | 7 | 0 | 0+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 23 | DF | Spain ESP | Peru Nolaskoain | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Goalscorers
[edit ]- As of 30 April 2022
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | La Liga | Copa del Rey | Supercopa de España | Total |
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| 1 | 9 | FW | Spain | Iñaki Williams | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | 22 | MF | Spain | Raúl García | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | 8 | MF | Spain | Oihan Sancet | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 10 | FW | Spain | Iker Muniain | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |
| 5 | 4 | DF | Spain | Iñigo Martínez | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | 7 | FW | Spain | Álex Berenguer | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 30 | FW | Spain | Nico Williams | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 8 | 6 | MF | Spain | Mikel Vesga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | DF | Spain | Daniel Vivian | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 10 | 5 | DF | Spain | Yeray Álvarez | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | DF | Spain | Óscar de Marcos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 19 | MF | Spain | Oier Zarraga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own goals | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Totals | 41 | 7 | 2 | 50 | ||||
Notes
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ CA Osasuna - Athletic Club (19.J LaLiga), Athletic Bilbao [commemorative booklet], 2 January 2022 (in Spanish and Basque)
- ^ "Team 2020-21". Athletic Club. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Iñigo Córdoba ficha por el Deportivo Alavés" [Iñigo Córdoba signs for Deportivo Alavés]. deportivoalaves.com (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ Bailador, Ignacio (2021年01月28日). "Oficial: Kenan Kodro ya es jugador del Real Valladolid" [Official: Kenan Kodro is already a Real Valladolid player]. AS.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2021年01月28日. Retrieved 2021年01月28日.
- ^ "El Mirandés no encontró el premio del gol" [Mirandés could not find the reward of the goal] (in Spanish). Marca. 13 September 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ "Petxarroman joins Athletic Club". Athletic Bilbao. 1 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Iñigo Vicente and Imanol loaned to CD Mirandés". Athletic Bilbao. 1 July 2021.
- ^ "Reglamento General – Art. 201" (PDF) (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation . Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ "Calendario LaLiga: el sorteo de Primera División 2021/2022 será el miércoles 30 de junio a las 17.30 horas". El Correo (in Spanish). 28 June 2021.
- ^ "Sync the new LaLiga season's fixtures with your personal calendar!". La Liga. 30 June 2021.
- ^ "LaLiga request postponement of Real Madrid vs Athletic and Granada vs Atletico". Marca. 24 September 2021.
- ^ "Kick-off times confirmed for postponed matches from Matchdays 4 and 9". laliga.com. 17 November 2021.