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
Let me know if there are any mistakes, or if there’s something you want me to change
Laporta, better start twerking for Felix, he MUST stay
And this is why you do everything in your power to avoid cutting funding to your academy system even in the middle of a gigantic financial crisis - La Masia’s on a roll of absolutely saving Barca’s ass on the pitch. Third consecutive season.
Very solid from Athletic - on his day Unai Simon is a spectacular GK. Nice, open game in general. Damn, I’ve missed club football 😅
People thought la masia was washed
Love to see Joao thriving both in goals and assists. Such a talented player.
Death, taxes, La Masia producing another talent
Barca are going to 1-0 their way into another title, aren’t they
The refereeing is so shit in this league it’s borderline malice
God bless La Masia!
Robbery accomplished, offside goal with manipulation of the images
BARCE1-0NA is back
stop producing wonderkids you pieces of shit
What’s in the water in La Masia?
Iñigo was great!
Guiu doesn’t even exist yet in fantasy La Liga lol
Felix is immense