At 3:00pm, my Europa League Game Of The Month is on Athletic Bilbao. There will be added excitement at San Mames as Athletic Bilbao host their first European match in over six years. Athletic earned a 1-1 draw at Stadio Olympico in its first European match. This is a less formidable opponent and now they play at home, where they are very difficult to defeat. Az Alkmaar was beaten 2-1 at home to Utrecht on the weekend and that loss will kill their momentum for this match. Az Alkmaar has lost five straight road games in Europe and has lost its last 3 in Spain. That result against Roma shows how series Bilbao is going to be in this tournament. They will make the most of this very winnable match and come away with full points.