Athletic Club Bilbao striker Fernando Llorente admitted his club was out for revenge when it entertains Austria Vienna on Thursday night. The Athletic players and fans have not forgotten that the Austrian side knocked them out of the UEFA Cup in controversial circumstances in the 2004/05 season. The Austrians' failure to protect their pitch in Vienna saw the Basque team and fans make a long and expensive trip for the first leg, only for it to be postponed because of a frozen playing surface. 'We all have the feeling that we would like to avenge that, but it is only the first game of the group stage and we all want to start well and take the three points,' said Llorente, who scored against Young Boys in the preliminary rounds. 'It looks as if it could be my year in this competition,' he added. Athletic has started the Primera Liga campaign with two wins, but will be without striker Oscar de Marcos and midfielder Javi Martinez for Thursday's game. Both are suspended after picking up two yellow cards in the two qualifying rounds the Spanish Kings Cup finalists had to play. Meanwhile Valencia travels to Lille without Spain international David Silva, who is being rested. Valencia has also begun its league campaign with consecutive wins and coach Unai Emery is carrying out a policy of squad rotations. Central defender Alexis and winger Vicente Rodriguez have also been left out of the squad. Finally Villarreal wants to put a mediocre beginning to the season in the past against the Bulgarian side Levski Sofia. Villarreal has kicked off the Primera Liga with two draws, the last against Mallorca on a rain soaked El Madrigal stadium. The pitch has dried out now and should be in good condition to receive Levski, a side that was knocked out of the Champions League qualifying round. Villarreal will have Brazilian striker Nilmar in the starting 11 after he missed the weekend match with an ankle injury. 