Barcelona vs Athletic Club, 2024-25 LALIGA
· Spanish LALIGAYamal strike helps Barça beat Athletic to maintain perfect start
Striker Robert Lewandowski smashed home a rebound to earn Barcelona a 2-1 win against Athletic Bilbao in an absorbing LaLiga clash on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Offside, Athletic Club. Iñaki Williams is caught offside.
- 4': Foul by Pau Cubarsí (Barcelona).
- 4': Nico Williams (Athletic Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 5': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Lamine Yamal.
- 8': Attempt blocked. Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Iñaki Williams.
- 9': Attempt missed. Nico Williams (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 11': Attempt saved. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Iñigo Martínez.
- 12': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Íñigo Lekue.
- 14': Foul by Yeray Álvarez (Athletic Club).
- 14': Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Foul by Yuri Berchiche (Athletic Club).
- 14': Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 15': Foul by Yuri Berchiche (Athletic Club).
- 15': Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 16': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Beñat Prados.
- 16': Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Lamine Yamal (Barcelona).
- 17': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Pau Cubarsí.
- 20': Attempt saved. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pedri with a through ball.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Nico Williams (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Berenguer.
- 21': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Jules Koundé.
- 22': Attempt missed. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alejandro Balde with a cross.
- 23': Alejandro Balde (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 23': Foul by Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club).
- 24': Goal! Barcelona 1, Athletic Club 0. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
- 28': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Yeray Álvarez.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedri.
- 28': Foul by Pau Cubarsí (Barcelona).
- 28': Yeray Álvarez (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Iñigo Martínez.
- 32': Offside, Athletic Club. Oihan Sancet is caught offside.
- 32': Delay in match (Barcelona).
- 34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 37': Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) hits the right post with a right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left. Assisted by Raphinha with a through ball following a fast break.
- 38': Ferran Torres (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Foul by Yeray Álvarez (Athletic Club).
- 38': Yeray Álvarez (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 39': Penalty Athletic Club. Alex Berenguer draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 39': Penalty conceded by Pau Cubarsí (Barcelona) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 40': Delay in match (Barcelona).
- 40': VAR Decision: Penalty Athletic Club.
- 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 41': Pau Cubarsí (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 42': Goal! Barcelona 1, Athletic Club 1. Oihan Sancet (Athletic Club) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
- 45': Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Marc Bernal (Barcelona).
- 45'+1': Foul by Yuri Berchiche (Athletic Club).
- 45'+1': Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Dani Vivian.
- 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Beñat Prados (Athletic Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nico Williams.
- 45'+4': Attempt blocked. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedri.
- 45'+6': Foul by Lamine Yamal (Barcelona).
- 45'+6': Yuri Berchiche (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+6': Delay in match because of an injury Yuri Berchiche (Athletic Club).
- 45'+7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+7': First Half ends, Barcelona 1, Athletic Club 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Barcelona 1, Athletic Club 1.
- 47': Foul by Mikel Vesga (Athletic Club).
- 47': Jules Koundé (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Marc Bernal (Barcelona).
- 49': Oihan Sancet (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Marc Bernal (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 49': Offside, Athletic Club. Nico Williams is caught offside.
- 51': Offside, Barcelona. Jules Koundé is caught offside.
- 52': Foul by Nico Williams (Athletic Club).
- 52': Raphinha (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Offside, Barcelona. Ferran Torres is caught offside.
- 56': Alejandro Balde (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 56': Foul by Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club).
- 56': Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Raphinha with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 57': Foul by Jules Koundé (Barcelona).
- 57': Álex Padilla (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Marc-André ter Stegen.
- 61': Foul by Íñigo Lekue (Athletic Club).
- 61': Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 62': Attempt missed. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Pedri following a set piece situation.
- 62': Substitution, Athletic Club. Unai Gómez replaces Oihan Sancet.
- 63': Substitution, Athletic Club. Mikel Jauregizar replaces Mikel Vesga.
- 63': Substitution, Barcelona. Fermín López replaces Ferran Torres.
- 64': Attempt saved. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Raphinha with a cross.
- 65': Foul by Lamine Yamal (Barcelona).
- 65': Unai Gómez (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Attempt missed. Nico Williams (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Yeray Álvarez.
- 67': Alejandro Balde (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 67': Foul by Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club).
- 69': Offside, Athletic Club. Iñaki Williams is caught offside.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedri.
- 70': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Íñigo Lekue.
- 71': Attempt missed. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jules Koundé with a cross.
- 72': Substitution, Athletic Club. Adu Ares replaces Alex Berenguer.
- 73': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Pau Cubarsí.
- 74': Attempt saved. Beñat Prados (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 75': Goal! Barcelona 2, Athletic Club 1. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 76': Delay in match (Barcelona).
- 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 78': Substitution, Athletic Club. Gorka Guruzeta replaces Iñaki Williams.
- 78': Substitution, Athletic Club. Ander Herrera replaces Beñat Prados.
- 83': Substitution, Barcelona. Eric García replaces Marc Bernal.
- 84': Foul by Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona).
- 84': Yeray Álvarez (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85': Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Attempt missed. Yeray Álvarez (Athletic Club) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Yuri Berchiche with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 85': Foul by Unai Gómez (Athletic Club).
- 85': Raphinha (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Íñigo Lekue (Athletic Club).
- 86': Raphinha (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Íñigo Lekue (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Delay in match because of an injury Pau Cubarsí (Barcelona).
- 89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 89': Delay in match (Barcelona).
- 90': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90': Offside, Athletic Club. Nico Williams is caught offside.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Barcelona. Gerard Martín replaces Alejandro Balde.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Barcelona. Pau Víctor replaces Lamine Yamal.
- 90'+2': Fermín López (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+2': Foul by Íñigo Lekue (Athletic Club).
- 90'+3': Foul by Yuri Berchiche (Athletic Club).
- 90'+3': Pau Víctor (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Dani Vivian (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Pau Víctor (Barcelona).
- 90'+6': Foul by Ander Herrera (Athletic Club).
- 90'+6': Pau Cubarsí (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Ander Herrera (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+6': Mikel Jauregizar (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+6': Fermín López (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Barcelona 2, Athletic Club 1.
- 0': Match ends, Barcelona 2, Athletic Club 1.
Statistics
 ATH |
BAR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 11 |
| 5 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 5 | Offsides | 2 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 34.6 | Possession | 65.4 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 232 | Accurate Passes | 497 |
| 293 | Passes | 568 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 16 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 53 | Long Balls | 36 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 16 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 15 | Clearances | 11 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 46,448
Venue: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 46,448
LALIGA Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 13 | +28 | 33 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 12 | +14 | 27 |
| 3 | Atlético Madrid | 13 | +12 | 26 |
| 4 | Villarreal | 12 | +4 | 24 |
Line-Ups
Barcelona (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marc-André ter Stegen (GK) |
| 5 | Iñigo Martínez |
| 2 | Pau Cubarsí  |
| 3 | Alejandro Balde |
| 23 | Jules Koundé |
| 11 | Raphinha |
| 8 | Pedri |
| 28 | Marc Bernal |
| 9 | Robert Lewandowski |
| 7 | Ferran Torres |
| 19 | Lamine Yamal |
Athletic Club (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 26 | Álex Padilla (GK) |
| 5 | Yeray |
| 3 | Dani Vivian |
| 17 | Yuri Berchiche |
| 15 | Iñigo Lekue |
| 8 | Oihan Sancet |
| 6 | Mikel Vesga |
| 24 | Beñat Prados |
| 9 | Iñaki Williams |
| 10 | Nico Williams |
| 7 | Álex Berenguer |
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