Athletic Club vs Barcelona, 2020-2021 LaLiga
· Spanish LALIGA
FT
2 - 3
2 - 3
Messi brace lifts Barcelona to win over Athletic Bilbao
Lionel Messi scored two goals as Barcelona beat Athletic Bilbao 3-2 in La Liga action on Wednesday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Barcelona).
- 2': Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Goal! Athletic Club 1, Barcelona 0. Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Raúl García with a through ball following a fast break.
- 6': Attempt missed. Yuri Berchiche (Athletic Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Iker Muniain following a fast break.
- 7': Attempt saved. Sergiño Dest (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
- 7': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Unai Simón.
- 8': Offside, Barcelona. Ousmane Dembélé tries a through ball, but Clément Lenglet is caught offside.
- 10': Foul by Raúl García (Athletic Club).
- 10': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Iker Muniain (Athletic Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 12': Attempt saved. Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Iker Muniain with a through ball.
- 13': Attempt saved. Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
- 13': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Unai Simón.
- 14': Goal! Athletic Club 1, Barcelona 1. Pedri (Barcelona) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
- 16': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Ander Capa.
- 16': Offside, Barcelona. Lionel Messi tries a through ball, but Ousmane Dembélé is caught offside.
- 20': Foul by Raúl García (Athletic Club).
- 20': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Attempt saved. Jordi Alba (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.
- 23': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Unai Simón.
- 23': Offside, Barcelona. Sergio Busquets tries a through ball, but Lionel Messi is caught offside.
- 27': Foul by Mikel Vesga (Athletic Club).
- 27': Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Mikel Vesga (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 30': Foul by Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona).
- 30': Yuri Berchiche (Athletic Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 31': Substitution, Athletic Club. Mikel Balenziaga replaces Yuri Berchiche because of an injury.
- 32': Clément Lenglet (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Raúl García (Athletic Club).
- 34': Attempt saved. Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Pedri.
- 37': Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 37': Foul by Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club).
- 38': Goal! Athletic Club 1, Barcelona 2. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pedri.
- 40': Attempt saved. Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.
- 40': Foul by Pedri (Barcelona).
- 40': Íñigo Martínez (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Athletic Club 1, Barcelona 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Athletic Club 1, Barcelona 2.
- 48': Foul by Clément Lenglet (Barcelona).
- 48': Óscar De Marcos (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Attempt missed. Unai Vencedor (Athletic Club) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 49': Foul by Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club).
- 49': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Ronald Araujo.
- 52': Attempt missed. Raúl García (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ander Capa with a cross.
- 53': Offside, Barcelona. Frenkie de Jong tries a through ball, but Lionel Messi is caught offside.
- 57': Clément Lenglet (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
- 59': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.
- 62': Goal! Athletic Club 1, Barcelona 3. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
- 65': Substitution, Athletic Club. Dani García replaces Mikel Vesga.
- 65': Substitution, Athletic Club. Alex Berenguer replaces Óscar De Marcos.
- 70': Foul by Dani García (Athletic Club).
- 70': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Dani García (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Pedri.
- 72': Foul by Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona).
- 72': Íñigo Martínez (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Substitution, Barcelona. Óscar Mingueza replaces Sergiño Dest.
- 75': Substitution, Barcelona. Martin Braithwaite replaces Ousmane Dembélé.
- 76': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Martin Braithwaite.
- 76': Hand ball by Unai Vencedor (Athletic Club).
- 77': Attempt missed. Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 80': Substitution, Athletic Club. Jon Morcillo replaces Raúl García.
- 81': Attempt saved. Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
- 82': Attempt missed. Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right.
- 84': Foul by Lionel Messi (Barcelona).
- 84': Jon Morcillo (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Ronald Araujo.
- 85': Foul by Mikel Balenziaga (Athletic Club).
- 85': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Foul by Mikel Balenziaga (Athletic Club).
- 89': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Goal! Athletic Club 2, Barcelona 3. Iker Muniain (Athletic Club) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alex Berenguer.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Athletic Club 2, Barcelona 3.
- 0': Match ends, Athletic Club 2, Barcelona 3.
Statistics
 BAR |
ATH |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 0 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 2 | Saves | 6 |
| 57.4 | Possession | 42.6 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 9 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.7 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 574 | Accurate Passes | 396 |
| 643 | Passes | 466 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 10 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 41 | Long Balls | 56 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 37 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 21 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 20 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 10 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 10 | Clearances | 17 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: San Mamés
Location: Bilbao, Spain
Venue: San Mamés
Location: Bilbao, Spain
LALIGA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 30 | +51 | 76 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 30 | +36 | 69 |
| 3 | Villarreal | 29 | +20 | 58 |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 30 | +20 | 57 |
Line-Ups
Athletic Club (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Unai Simón (GK) |
| 4 | Iñigo Martínez |
| 3 | Unai Núñez |
| 17 | Yuri Berchiche |
| 21 | Ander Capa |
| 6 | Mikel Vesga  |
| 27 | Unai Vencedor |
| 10 | Iker Muniain |
| 18 | Óscar de Marcos |
| 9 | Iñaki Williams |
| 22 | Raúl García |
Barcelona (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marc-André ter Stegen (GK) |
| 15 | Clément Lenglet |
| 4 | Ronald Araújo |
| 18 | Jordi Alba |
| 2 | Sergiño Dest |
| 5 | Sergio Busquets |
| 16 | Pedri |
| 21 | Frenkie de Jong |
| 10 | Lionel Messi |
| 7 | Antoine Griezmann |
| 11 | Ousmane Dembélé |
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