Line-ups: Athletic Bilbao-Torino

By Football Italia staff

Torino try to continue their Europa League adventure in Bilbao after a 2-2 first leg draw with Athletic.

It kicks off at the San Mames at 20.05 GMT with a place in the Round of 16 at stake.

The Granata only got into this tournament via the third preliminary round and even that was originally going to Parma before the financial crisis.

Nonetheless, Giampiero Ventura’s men have impressed in the group phase and played out an exciting 2-2 draw in this first leg.

Maxi Lopez bagged a brace that day and he starts again, though Marco Benassi is suspended in midfield and Salvatore Masiello injured.

Toro’s history in Spain is very poor, losing all their previous four games in this country, while Juventus in the 1998 Champions League were the only Italians out of eight attempts to avoid defeat at the San Mames.

Having said that, the Granata lost away only once in Europe this season, winning two and drawing one.

Athletic Bilbao dropped down to this tournament from the Champions League.

Guillermo Fernandez, Ander Iturraspe and Unai Bustinza are out of action.

Athletic Bilbao: Iago Herrerin; Iraola, Etxeita, Gurpegi, Laporte, De Marcos; Benat, San Jose, Rico; Muniain, Aritz Aduriz

Athletic bench: Gorka Iraizoz, Balenziaga, Ibai Gomez, Susaeta, Lopez, Viguera, Williams

Torino: Padelli; Maksimovic, Glik, Moretti; Darmian, Vives, Gazzi, El Kaddouri, Molinaro; Maxi Lopez, Quagliarella

Torino bench: Castellazzi, Bovo, Jansson, Silva, Farnerud, Martinez, Amauri

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