Champions League Matchday 5: Slavia Praha vs Athletic Club facts

Slavia Praha are a point behind Athletic Club as the teams meet in Czechia on Matchday 5 hoping to ignite their respective UEFA Champions League campaigns.

Last match

The teams' only previous meeting took place on Matchday 3 of the 2024/25 UEFA Europa League, a Nico Williams goal giving Athletic a 1-0 victory in Bilbao.

Slavia Praha have won only two of their 15 matches against Spanish teams (D6 L7); a 4-3 home extra-time defeat of Sevilla in the 2018/19 Europa League round of 16 second leg is their only success in the last 11 (D5 L5).

Athletic have won their last two games against Czech opposition, both in the league phase of last season's Europa League – against Slavia and a 3-1 home win against Viktoria Plzeň on Matchday 8.

The Spanish side's only other fixtures against a Czech club came against Sparta Praha in the 2012/13 Europa League group stage, Athletic losing 3-1 in Prague before a 0-0 draw in Bilbao.

Slavia Praha

This is Slavia's third campaign in the Champions League proper; they were eliminated in the group stage in 2007/08 and 2019/20.

The Czech club are taking part in a UEFA group stage/league phase for the ninth successive season.

In 2024/25 Slavia lost 2-3 on aggregate to LOSC Lille in the Champions League qualifying play-offs, going on to finish 30th in the league phase of the Europa League (W1 D2 L5).

Athletic Club 

Athletic are in the Champions League proper for the first time since 2014/15; their only other appearance came in 1998/99.

European Cup quarter-finalists on debut in 1956/57, the Basque side have won only three of their 14 matches in the Champions League proper (D4 L7).

Key stats

Slavia are without a win in 11 European matches (D4 L7), drawing two of their four games in this season's league phase.

Slavia have not won in the Champions League proper since a 2-1 home victory against Steaua Bucureşti on Matchday 1 of their debut campaign in September 2007, a run of 15 games (D6 L9).

A 0-3 loss to Arsenal on Matchday 4 was only Slavia's fourth in their last 15 home European games (W7 D4) although they are winless in six (D3 L3).

A 2-0 loss at Newcastle on Matchday 4 made it five defeats in Athletic's last six European games (W1).

The Spanish side have not won in six European away games (D1 L5) and have managed a single victory in their eight away matches in the Champions League proper (D1 L6).

Athletic have won ten of their last 15 European group stage/league phase fixtures (D1 L4).