Watch Athletic Bilbao vs. Real Sociedad live today: Who is broadcasting the match on TV and via live stream?

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Match Preview

LaLiga - Game Week 11

Nov 1, 2026 - 15:00

San Mames

Athletic Bilbao host Real Sociedad at San Mames in Bilbao in what is one of the Basque Country's most charged local derbies in LaLiga.

Athletic arrive at this fixture in decent domestic form, having put four past Getafe without reply in their most recent league outing. Nico Williams, who recently committed his future to the club by signing a contract through to 2035, is central to everything Edin Terzic's side do going forward.

Real Sociedad come into this match sitting fifth in LaLiga, three places and a handful of points above Athletic in eighth. Pellegrino Matarazzo's side have won three of their last five across all competitions and arrive with genuine confidence.

The visitors have Europa League commitments running alongside their domestic campaign, which adds a layer of squad management complexity. Their recent 6-0 demolition of Lillestroem shows they are not short of attacking punch when the occasion demands it.

For Athletic, home advantage at San Mames carries real weight. The stadium has long been a fortress, and with Williams committed for the long term and the squad largely intact, Terzic will expect his side to impose themselves from the first whistle.

Read on for everything you need to know about how to watch this LaLiga derby live.

Team news & squads

Athletic Bilbao vs Real Sociedad Probable lineups

4-2-3-1

Athletic Bilbao

ATH

Formation

Real Sociedad

RSO

4-2-3-1

U. SimonD. VivianY. BerchicheA. LaporteH. RinconB. GerenabarrenaN. WilliamsI. WilliamsA. BerenguerM. JauregizarM. SannadiA. RemiroJ. MartinS. GomezM. SarrH. FortJ. GorrotxategiA. BarrenetxeaL. SucicG. GuedesC. SolerM. Oyarzabal

Real Sociedad

RSO

4-2-3-1

ATHRSO

Starting XI

• 1

  U. Simon
  1

  A. Remiro
• 3

  D. Vivian
  6

  J. Martin
• 17

  Y. Berchiche
  17

  S. Gomez
• 14

  A. Laporte
  19

  M. Sarr
• 15

  H. Rincon
  22

  H. Fort
• 24

  B. Gerenabarrena
  4

  J. Gorrotxategi
• 10

  N. Williams
  7

  A. Barrenetxea
• 9

  I. Williams
  24

  L. Sucic
• 7

  A. Berenguer
  11

  G. Guedes
• 18

  M. Jauregizar
  18

  C. Soler
• 21

  M. Sannadi
  10

  M. Oyarzabal

Manager

• 
  E. Terzic

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  P. Matarazzo

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