Friday night’s last ever Basque derby to be held at Athletic Bilbao’s Estadio San Mames should have been a celebration of La Catedral’s 100-year history, but instead turned into yet another low point in one of the club’s worst seasons.

One of the great joys of South American competition is that nobody knows anything.

Thursday night football may be second-best but there is a lot to anticipate from the tie between Manchester United and Athletic Bilbao.