Barcelona vs Athletic Club, 2026-27 LALIGA
· Spanish LALIGARodri debuts as Barcelona beat Athletic to continue hot start
Rodri made a winning return to LaLiga as Barcelona beat Athletic Club 2-0 at Camp Nou on Thursday thanks to goals from Raphinha and Fermín López.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Offside, Barcelona. Raphinha is caught offside.
- 3': Offside, Barcelona. Anthony Gordon is caught offside.
- 4': Johaneko Louis-Jean (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Fermín López (Barcelona).
- 5': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Pau Cubarsí.
- 7': Offside, Athletic Club. Oihan Sancet is caught offside.
- 8': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Johaneko Louis-Jean.
- 9': Attempt missed. Eric García (Barcelona) header from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Pedri with a cross following a corner.
- 11': Attempt missed. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Anthony Gordon.
- 11': Delay in match because of an injury Aymeric Laporte (Athletic Club).
- 13': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 14': Oihan Sancet (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Marc Bernal (Barcelona).
- 16': Offside, Barcelona. Lamine Yamal is caught offside.
- 19': Attempt saved. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner by Unai Simón (Athletic Club). Assisted by Raphinha.
- 19': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Unai Simón.
- 20': Hugo Rincón (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Anthony Gordon (Barcelona).
- 23': Offside, Barcelona. Anthony Gordon is caught offside.
- 24': Raphinha (Barcelona) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Xavi Espart with a cross.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 24': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Aymeric Laporte.
- 27': Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Foul by Xavi Espart (Barcelona).
- 27': Xavi Espart (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 29': Offside, Barcelona. Lamine Yamal is caught offside.
- 31': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Marc Bernal.
- 33': Yeray Álvarez (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Raphinha (Barcelona).
- 35': Foul by Aymeric Laporte (Athletic Club).
- 35': Fermín López (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 37': Offside, Athletic Club. Nico Williams is caught offside.
- 37': Goal! Barcelona 1, Athletic Club 0. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pedri with a through ball.
- 40': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Eric García.
- 40': Attempt missed. Nico Williams (Athletic Club) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Peio Canales following a corner.
- 41': Attempt saved. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Unai Simón (Athletic Club). Assisted by Marc Bernal.
- 41': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Unai Simón.
- 42': Attempt missed. Gerard Martín (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Eric García following a corner.
- 44': Offside, Athletic Club. Iñaki Williams is caught offside.
- 45': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Yeray Álvarez.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Johaneko Louis-Jean.
- 45'+1': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Unai Simón.
- 45'+2': Aymeric Laporte (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Foul by Lamine Yamal (Barcelona).
- 45'+3': Delay in match because of an injury Aymeric Laporte (Athletic Club).
- 45'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+5': Foul by Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club).
- 45'+5': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+5': Johaneko Louis-Jean (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+5': Foul by Raphinha (Barcelona).
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Barcelona 1, Athletic Club 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Barcelona 1, Athletic Club 0.
- 46': Attempt missed. Anthony Gordon (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Raphinha.
- 48': Foul by Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Club).
- 48': Pau Cubarsí (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 49': Johaneko Louis-Jean (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Raphinha (Barcelona).
- 52': Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': Foul by Gerard Martín (Barcelona).
- 52': Hugo Rincón (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Xavi Espart (Barcelona).
- 53': Attempt blocked. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 55': Attempt saved. Fermín López (Barcelona) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner by Unai Simón (Athletic Club). Assisted by Lamine Yamal.
- 55': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Unai Simón.
- 57': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Yeray Álvarez.
- 59': Attempt saved. Xavi Espart (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Unai Simón (Athletic Club). Assisted by Lamine Yamal.
- 60': Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Foul by Marc Bernal (Barcelona).
- 60': Substitution, Athletic Club. Alex Berenguer replaces Iñaki Williams.
- 60': Substitution, Athletic Club. Robert Navarro replaces Nico Williams.
- 61': Foul by Johaneko Louis-Jean (Athletic Club).
- 61': Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 61': Johaneko Louis-Jean (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Attempt saved. Fermín López (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Unai Simón (Athletic Club). Assisted by Raphinha with a cross.
- 62': Attempt missed. Pau Cubarsí (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
- 63': Substitution, Barcelona. Rodri replaces Raphinha.
- 63': Substitution, Barcelona. Dani Olmo replaces Marc Bernal.
- 64': Foul by Mikel Jauregizar (Athletic Club).
- 64': Dani Olmo (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Offside, Barcelona. Fermín López is caught offside.
- 66': Offside, Athletic Club. Alex Berenguer is caught offside.
- 67': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Aymeric Laporte.
- 68': Attempt saved. Dani Olmo (Barcelona) header from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Unai Simón (Athletic Club). Assisted by Lamine Yamal with a cross.
- 68': Delay in match because of an injury Johaneko Louis-Jean (Athletic Club).
- 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 70': Substitution, Athletic Club. Adama Boiro replaces Johaneko Louis-Jean because of an injury.
- 70': Substitution, Athletic Club. Beñat Gerenabarrena replaces Mikel Jauregizar.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Anthony Gordon (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lamine Yamal with a through ball.
- 72': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Hugo Rincón.
- 74': Attempt missed. Oihan Sancet (Athletic Club) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Beñat Gerenabarrena with a cross.
- 75': Oihan Sancet (Athletic Club) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Alex Berenguer following a fast break.
- 75': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Eric García.
- 78': Foul by Hugo Rincón (Athletic Club).
- 78': Anthony Gordon (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedri.
- 79': Attempt missed. Eric García (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dani Olmo with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 79': Offside, Barcelona. Pau Cubarsí is caught offside.
- 80': Substitution, Barcelona. Jules Koundé replaces Eric García.
- 80': Substitution, Barcelona. Karim Adeyemi replaces Anthony Gordon.
- 81': Substitution, Athletic Club. Álvaro Djaló replaces Gorka Guruzeta.
- 82': Goal! Barcelona 2, Athletic Club 0. Fermín López (Barcelona) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
- 83': Attempt missed. Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Oihan Sancet.
- 84': Offside, Barcelona. Lamine Yamal is caught offside.
- 84': Offside, Athletic Club. Oihan Sancet is caught offside.
- 85': Substitution, Barcelona. João Cancelo replaces Pedri.
- 87': Hugo Rincón (Athletic Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 87': Foul by Karim Adeyemi (Barcelona).
- 88': Attempt saved. Karim Adeyemi (Barcelona) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Unai Simón (Athletic Club). Assisted by Lamine Yamal with a cross.
- 89': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Aymeric Laporte.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Unai Simón (Athletic Club). Assisted by Rodri.
- 90'+3': Adama Boiro (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Fermín López (Barcelona).
- 90'+3': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Jules Koundé.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Yeray Álvarez (Athletic Club) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alex Berenguer with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Barcelona 2, Athletic Club 0.
- 0': Match ends, Barcelona 2, Athletic Club 0.
Statistics
 ATH |
BAR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 13 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 5 | Offsides | 8 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 12 |
| 8 | Saves | 0 |
| 29.8 | Possession | 70.2 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 22 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 10 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 184 | Accurate Passes | 560 |
| 253 | Passes | 622 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 12 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 52 | Long Balls | 40 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 15 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.9 |
| 19 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 17 | Effective Clearances | 24 |
| 17 | Clearances | 24 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Spotify Camp Nou
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 59,326
Venue: Spotify Camp Nou
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 59,326
LALIGA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 7 | +24 | 21 |
| 2 | Atlético Madrid | 7 | +9 | 16 |
| 3 | Real Betis | 7 | +2 | 16 |
| 4 | Real Madrid | 7 | +10 | 15 |
Line-Ups
Barcelona (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Joan García (GK) |
| 18 | Gerard Martín |
| 5 | Pau Cubarsí |
| 12 | Xavi Espart  |
| 24 | Eric García |
| 22 | Marc Bernal |
| 8 | Pedri |
| 7 | Fermín López |
| 11 | Raphinha |
| 17 | Anthony Gordon |
| 10 | Lamine Yamal |
Athletic Club (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Unai Simón (GK) |
| 14 | Aymeric Laporte |
| 5 | Yeray |
| 31 | Johaneko Louis Jean |
| 15 | Hugo Rincón |
| 8 | Oihan Sancet |
| 28 | Peio Canales |
| 18 | Mikel Jauregizar |
| 11 | Gorka Guruzeta |
| 10 | Nico Williams |
| 9 | Iñaki Williams |
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