Barcelona vs Athletic Club, 2019-2020 LaLiga
· Spanish LALIGAMessi stays at 699 goals as Rakitic helps Barcelona beat Athletic Bilbao
Ivan Rakitic scored to give Barcelona a 1-0 win over Athletic Bilbao on Tuesday and move them back to the top of the La Liga standings.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Gerard Piqué.
- 4': Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Íñigo Lekue (Athletic Club).
- 5': Attempt blocked. Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 7': Clément Lenglet (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club).
- 10': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Arturo Vidal.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Íñigo Lekue (Athletic Club) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oihan Sancet.
- 12': Attempt missed. Mikel Balenziaga (Athletic Club) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
- 13': Attempt missed. Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Íñigo Lekue.
- 14': Attempt saved. Luis Suárez (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Clément Lenglet.
- 15': Attempt missed. Luis Suárez (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
- 16': Arthur (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Unai López (Athletic Club).
- 18': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Barcelona).
- 18': Oihan Sancet (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Unai López (Athletic Club).
- 19': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Barcelona).
- 19': Oihan Sancet (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Clément Lenglet (Barcelona).
- 20': Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 21': Attempt missed. Yeray Álvarez (Athletic Club) header from very close range is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Unai López with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 24': Foul by Gerard Piqué (Barcelona).
- 24': Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergio Busquets.
- 26': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Óscar De Marcos.
- 28': Attempt missed. Nélson Semedo (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
- 32': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Barcelona).
- 32': Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 32': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Unai López (Athletic Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 34': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Mikel Balenziaga.
- 38': Clément Lenglet (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club).
- 40': Offside, Barcelona. Sergio Busquets tries a through ball, but Luis Suárez is caught offside.
- 40': Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Óscar De Marcos (Athletic Club).
- 41': Offside, Barcelona. Nélson Semedo tries a through ball, but Luis Suárez is caught offside.
- 42': Foul by Íñigo Lekue (Athletic Club).
- 42': Jordi Alba (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Oihan Sancet (Athletic Club).
- 43': Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Arthur.
- 45': Foul by Mikel Vesga (Athletic Club).
- 45': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+3': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Yeray Álvarez.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Barcelona 0, Athletic Club 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Barcelona 0, Athletic Club 0.
- 48': Arthur (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 48': Foul by Unai López (Athletic Club).
- 54': Attempt saved. Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
- 56': Substitution, Barcelona. Riqui Puig replaces Arthur.
- 57': Substitution, Athletic Club. Dani García replaces Unai López.
- 57': Substitution, Athletic Club. Iker Muniain replaces Iñigo Córdoba.
- 59': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Barcelona).
- 59': Oihan Sancet (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Dani García (Athletic Club).
- 61': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Unai Núñez (Athletic Club).
- 61': Luis Suárez (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Unai Núñez (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Dani García.
- 64': Substitution, Barcelona. Ivan Rakitic replaces Sergio Busquets.
- 65': Substitution, Barcelona. Ansu Fati replaces Antoine Griezmann.
- 65': Attempt missed. Ansu Fati (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Luis Suárez following a corner.
- 68': Foul by Lionel Messi (Barcelona).
- 68': Yeray Álvarez (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Substitution, Athletic Club. Ander Capa replaces Íñigo Lekue.
- 69': Substitution, Athletic Club. Asier Villalibre replaces Iñaki Williams.
- 71': Goal! Barcelona 1, Athletic Club 0. Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Luis Suárez (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
- 74': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Unai Núñez.
- 74': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Óscar De Marcos.
- 77': Ansu Fati (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Óscar De Marcos (Athletic Club).
- 78': Substitution, Athletic Club. Raúl García replaces Oihan Sancet.
- 80': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nélson Semedo.
- 81': Dani García (Athletic Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 81': Foul by Riqui Puig (Barcelona).
- 82': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Ivan Rakitic.
- 85': Substitution, Barcelona. Martin Braithwaite replaces Luis Suárez.
- 86': Foul by Dani García (Athletic Club).
- 86': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ansu Fati.
- 89': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Unai Núñez.
- 89': Attempt missed. Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Riqui Puig with a cross following a corner.
- 90': Hand ball by Óscar De Marcos (Athletic Club).
- 90'+1': Foul by Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona).
- 90'+1': Mikel Vesga (Athletic Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+1': Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Unai Núñez (Athletic Club) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Iker Muniain with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 90'+2': Foul by Arturo Vidal (Barcelona).
- 90'+2': Mikel Vesga (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Arturo Vidal (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordi Alba with a cross.
- 90'+4': Ansu Fati (Barcelona) hits the right post with a right footed shot from very close range.
- 90'+5': Foul by Dani García (Athletic Club).
- 90'+5': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Barcelona 1, Athletic Club 0.
- 0': Match ends, Barcelona 1, Athletic Club 0.
Statistics
 ATH |
BAR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 3 | Saves | 0 |
| 27.3 | Possession | 72.7 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 188 | Accurate Passes | 673 |
| 278 | Passes | 771 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 14 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 70 | Long Balls | 46 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 33 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 23 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 21 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 20 | Clearances | 12 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Spotify Camp Nou
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Venue: Spotify Camp Nou
Location: Barcelona, Spain
LALIGA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 38 | +59 | 94 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 38 | +42 | 86 |
| 3 | Villarreal | 38 | +26 | 72 |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 38 | +18 | 69 |
Line-Ups
Barcelona (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marc-André ter Stegen (GK) |
| 15 | Clément Lenglet |
| 3 | Gerard Piqué |
| 18 | Jordi Alba |
| 2 | Nélson Semedo |
| 5 | Sergio Busquets  |
| 22 | Arturo Vidal |
| 8 | Arthur |
| 9 | Luis Suárez |
| 17 | Antoine Griezmann |
| 10 | Lionel Messi |
Athletic Club (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Unai Simón (GK) |
| 5 | Yeray |
| 3 | Unai Núñez |
| 24 | Mikel Balenziaga |
| 18 | Óscar de Marcos |
| 34 | Oihan Sancet |
| 16 | Mikel Vesga |
| 8 | Unai López |
| 9 | Iñaki Williams |
| 11 | Iñigo Córdoba |
| 15 | Iñigo Lekue |
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