Kickoff: 21:00 CEST / 20:00 BST / 3:00 PM EDT / 12:00 PM PDT

Venue: Estadio Olimpico Lluis Companys

Referee: Juan Martinez Munuera

Lineups:

Barcelona: Marc-Andre ter Stegen - Alejandro Balde, Inigo Martinez, Andrea Christensen, Joao Cancelo - Gavi, Oriol Romeu, Ilkay Gundogan - Joao Felix, Ferran Torres, Fermin Lopez

Subs: Inaki Pena, Ander Astralaga, Ronald Araujo, Marcos Alonso, Hector Fort, Unai Hernandez, Lamine Yamal, Marc Guiu

Athletic: Unai Simon - Yuri Berchiche, Aitor Paredes, Dani Vivian, Oscar de Marcos - Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta, Dani Garcia - Nico Williams, Oihan Sancet, Inaki Williams - Gorka Guruzeta

Subs: Julen Agirrezabala, Inigo Lekue, Imanol Garcia de Albeniz, Peru Nolaskoain, Malcom Adu Ares Djalo, Alex Berenguer, Ander Herrera, Benat Prados, Unai Gomez, Asier Villalibre, Raul Garcia

Match Events:

10’ - Ferran center to Joao Felix who hits the crossbar

14’ - Unai Simon with a huge save on Fermin Lopez

16’ - Yellow card for Gavi

27’ - Substitution for Athletic: Inigo Lekue on for Yuri Berchiche

37’ - Yellow card for Dani Garcia

41’ - Yellow card for Oriol Romeu

45+1’ - Nico Williams has a solid chance but ter Stegen makes a stop with his leg

45+2’ - End of half

58’ - Felix’s shot rebounds to Fermin Lopez as Unai Simon makes a double save

60’ - Substitution for Barcelona: Lamine Yamal and Araujo on for Oriol Romeu and Christensen respectively

64’ - Felix finds Yamal on the right side, but the latter can’t get his shot on target

67’ - Substitution for Athletic: Adu Ares and Benat Prados on for Guruzeta and Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta respectively

73’ - Yellow card for Adu Ares

76’ - Substitution for Athletic: Berenguer and Unai Gomez on for Nico Williams and Dani Garcia respectively

79’ - Substitution for Barcelona: Marcos Alonso and Marc Guiu on for Balde and Fermin Lopez respectively

80’ - Joao Felix finds Marc Guiu in open space. Marc Guiu is one on one against Unai Simon and gets a goal on his first touch. Barcelona 1, Athletic 0 – link

83’ - Yellow card for Marc Guiu

89’ - Yellow card for de Marcos

90+4’ - End of game. Barcelona 1, Athletic Club 0

Match Stats - via Livescore.com

| Barcelona | Athletic :–:|:–:|:–: xG | 1.45 | 0.53 xA | 0.55 | 0.84 Possession | 62% | 38% Shots on target | 7 | 3 Shots off target | 4 | 5 Blocked shots | 1 | 2 Corner kicks | 4 | 7 Offsides | 4 | 4 Fouls | 11 | 18 Yellow Cards | 3 | 3 Red Cards | 0 | 0

Standings:

Team GP W L T GF GA GD Pts
Real Madrid 10 8 1 1 21 7 +14 25
Girona 10 8 1 1 24 13 +11 25
Barcelona 10 7 0 3 22 10 +12 24
Atletico Madrid 9 7 1 1 23 8 +15 22
Real Sociedad 10 5 2 3 18 12 +6 18
Athletic Club 10 5 3 2 16 10 +6 17
Rayo Vallecano 10 4 2 4 12 13 -1 16
Real Betis 10 3 2 5 12 14 -2 14
Osasuna 10 4 5 1 11 14 -3 13
Valencia 9 3 4 2 10 11 -1 11
Getafe 10 2 3 5 13 16 -3 11
Las Palmas 10 3 5 2 6 9 -3 11
Sevilla 9 2 4 3 14 13 +1 9
Villarreal 10 2 5 3 12 16 -4 9
Cadiz 9 2 4 3 8 12 -4 9
Alaves 10 2 5 3 8 14 -6 9
Mallorca 10 1 4 5 12 16 -4 8
Celta Vigo 10 1 6 3 10 18 -8 6
Granada 10 1 6 3 15 25 -10 6
Almeria 10 0 7 3 13 29 -16 3

Upcoming Fixtures:

Barcelona: vs Madrid, 10.28, 16:15 CEST

Athletic: vs Valencia, 10.29, 18:30 CEST

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  • Fatun3rd@alien.topBEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    Barca’s midfield was kind of shaky, it didn’t seem like the midfielders were on the same page. Their defence was pretty good in the second half, especially after Araujo came on. I’m convinced that Joao Felix is just an average player, he has skill but usually has low football IQ.

    Bilbao were mostly solid, they just were not great at anything. Their offside trap was not good.

    • GSNadav@alien.topBEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      I’m convinced that Joao Felix is just an average player, he has skill but usually has low football IQ

      ??? His decision making under pressure in the final third was top tier this match