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Athletic Bilbao vs. Espanyol

22Belt meetings
10Athletic wins
8Espanyol wins
8Title changes

Athletic Bilbao and Espanyol have met 22 times with the La Liga belt on the line, from January 17, 1932 to February 16, 2025. The belt changed hands in 8 of those games. Athletic Bilbao lead the belt series 10–8, with 4 ties.

Belt gameDateResult
63Jan 17, 1932Espanyol beat Athletic Bilbao 1–0Title change
96Nov 26, 1933Athletic Bilbao beat Espanyol 5–0Defense
112Dec 9, 1934Athletic Bilbao beat Espanyol 3–1Defense
415Oct 23, 1949Espanyol beat Athletic Bilbao 4–1Title change
473Nov 11, 1951Athletic Bilbao and Espanyol tied 3–3Tie · defense
515Mar 1, 1953Athletic Bilbao beat Espanyol 1–0Title change
748Jan 1, 1961Athletic Bilbao beat Espanyol 1–0Defense
789Mar 4, 1962Espanyol beat Athletic Bilbao 2–1Defense
1,188Mar 23, 1975Espanyol beat Athletic Bilbao 4–3Title change
1,262May 1, 1977Espanyol beat Athletic Bilbao 4–0Title change
1,284Jan 29, 1978Athletic Bilbao beat Espanyol 4–0Defense
1,331May 20, 1979Athletic Bilbao beat Espanyol 1–0Title change
1,495Mar 4, 1984Athletic Bilbao and Espanyol tied 1–1Tie · defense
1,587Nov 22, 1986Athletic Bilbao beat Espanyol 2–1Defense
1,659Oct 1, 1988Athletic Bilbao beat Espanyol 1–0Title change
1,911Apr 16, 1995Espanyol beat Athletic Bilbao 3–1Title change
2,005Aug 31, 1997Espanyol beat Athletic Bilbao 3–1Defense
2,099Jan 5, 2000Athletic Bilbao beat Espanyol 2–1Defense
2,397Nov 11, 2007Espanyol beat Athletic Bilbao 2–1Defense
2,416Apr 6, 2008Athletic Bilbao beat Espanyol 1–0Defense
2,930Oct 26, 2021Espanyol and Athletic Bilbao tied 1–1Tie · defense
3,057Feb 16, 2025Athletic Bilbao and Espanyol tied 1–1Tie · defense

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