On September 22, 2024, in the sixth round of La Liga, Athletic Bilbao beat Celta 3-1 at home. The team's forward Gruseta scored twice, new signing Jarrou scored, and Celta scored from a penalty kick by captain Aspas.

San Mames confirmed that this Athletic team performed well in their European debut, winning three consecutive games in La Liga. In the final game of the afternoon, Atlético made an impregnable start against Celta. Niko and Yuri were left out of the squad for various reasons, but the red and white made a strong case in the duel in Rome, before returning to La Liga to face Sevilla again at the Cathedral.

Gruseta, the team's top scorer last season, had only just begun the match and was already in control. In that short time, Mingueza was also injured with an adductor problem. Curiously, this goal upset Athletic. Because, apart from a great control by Berenguer of the ball that fell from the sky, the Lions did nothing good.

Celta took advantage of the lack of killer instinct of the locals and stayed in Aguirre Zabala's box until they sealed the victory. After a very forceful act between Aspas and the Athletic goalkeeper, Sánchez Martínez called for a penalty and captain Olivetti accepted the gift to turn the game around. Celta could have gone further in the 35th minute when Aguirre Zabala was hit with a great shot by Marcos Alonso, but three minutes later a goal against Aspas was ruled out for offside. At the end of the first period, Gruzeta won the game with a header from the center of Berenguer.

The stoppage was unexpected, as Padilla had replaced Aguirre Zabala, who complained of discomfort. The game was already a race against time and Athletic were in control, but the problem was that this inertia was not broken against Celta. Aspas went down in a tussle with Paredes and, after the first half unfolding, Celtic asked the referee to show Aspas on the monitor, but they calmed down with 10 minutes left. After receiving a pass from assist king Iñaki Williams, it was Haro's first goal in an Atlético shirt.